match made in hell

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match made in hell (plural matches made in hell)

  1. (idiomatic) A relationship that is likely to be unhappy or unsuccessful because the two partners are very incompatible with each other.
  2. (by extension) A very unsuccessful or conflicting combination of two people or things.
    • 2021, Taylor Moore, Down Range, HarperCollins, →ISBN:
      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.

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