the pits

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noun

any place of pain and turmoil
- the hell of battle
- the inferno of the engine room
- when you're alone Christmas is the pits
• Syn:
hell, hell on earth, hellhole, snake pit, inferno
• Derivationally related forms:
infernal (for: inferno)
• Hypernyms:
region, part