Caskie Stinnett, Out of the Red, 1960

A diplomat is a person who can tell you to go to hell in such a way that you actually look forward to the trip.

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a hell of

[a hell of a] or [one hell of a] {adj.} or {adv. phr.}, {informal} Extraordinary; very. * /He made a hell of a shot during the basketball game./ * /Max […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

hell-on-wheels

[hell-on-wheels] {n.}, {slang} A short-tempered, nagging, or crabby person especially one who makes another unhappy by constantly criticizing him even when he has done nothing wrong. * /Finnegan complains that […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

to hell with

[to hell with] or [the hell with] {prep. phr.}, {informal} Used to express disgusted rejection of something. * /It's slop; the hell with what the cook calls it./ Compare: [FED […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

like hell

[like hell] {adv.}, {slang}, {vulgar}, {avoidable} 1. With great vigor. * /As soon as they saw the cops, they ran like hell./ 2. {interj.} Not so; untrue; indicates the speaker's […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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