Word info

the hell with it

Interjection

Meaning

the hell with it

Forget about it; a disgusted or frustrated dismissal of something.
I can't understand these directions to building this doghouse because they're so poorly written. The hell with it!

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

Mother: It's broccoli, dear. --- Child: I say it's spinach, and I say the hell with it. E. B. White

What I'm suggesting is, stand for yourself, be for something, and the hell with it. Because the hand-wringers and the editorialists and the sigh-and-pontificate crowd will be against you, whatever you do. James Carville

The actors can make up their dialogue. I'm bushed, and they're all funny, and the hell with it. Maybe I'll give them a premise to work off of, like "You're all in trouble" or "Wash has a thing." Joss Whedon

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