"shot to hell" origin?

I have to write an essay on "shot to hell" and I have no idea where it came from. does anybody know?

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shot to hell

Worn out, ruined, as in This carpet is shot to hell, or My privacy's been shot to hell, what with all these reporters.

This term alludes to being shot by gunfire. [Slang; late 1800s]