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match made in hell en · NOUN

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. (idiomatic) A relationship that is likely to be unhappy or unsuccessful because the two partners are very incompatible with each other.
  2. (broadly) A very unsuccessful or conflicting combination of two people or things.
    • Two Agencies. Same team. Different objectives. It was a match made in hell, but policy makers back in Washington expected everyone to sing kumbaya for the good of the country. 2021, Taylor Moore, Down Range, HarperCollins, →ISBN:

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Antonyms

match made in heaven