go to hell in a hand basket的字面意思是：坐在吊篮下地狱，比喻为“一坏不可收拾”或“迅速地恶化，堕落或衰退”。

【例句】
This food will go to hell in a handbasket on contact with air.
这种食物一接触到空气即迅速变坏。

His health is going to hell in a handbasket ever since he started drinking again.
自从他再次饮酒以来，他的身体急剧恶化。