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Jemandem das Leben zur Hölle machen
In German
Jemandem das Leben zur Hölle machen
ye-man-dem das le-ben tsur höl-le ma-khen
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📖 Literal Translation
To make someone's life hell
💡 Meaning
To make someone's life very difficult and unpleasant (not directly color related, but 'schwarz' can be used as 'schwarzsehen'). Let's re-evaluate and find a more direct color idiom.
🌍 Equivalent:"To make someone's life a misery"
📜 Origin:The phrase evokes the imagery of hell as a place of suffering, implying extreme torment and difficulty for the person's life.
Example Sentences
1
Sein Nachbar macht ihm das Leben zur Hölle mit dem ständigen Lärm.
His neighbor is making his life hell with the constant noise.
2
Ich lasse mir nicht von dir das Leben zur Hölle machen!
I won't let you make my life hell!