гореть синим пламенем

Etymology
lit. 'to burn with a blue flame'. Carbon monoxide burns blue and is toxic, and is formed when a fire burns without airflow, resulting in carbon monoxide poisoning or death.

Phrase

 * 1)  to burn in hell, to go to hell

Usage notes

 * The phrase is most often found in the second-person singular imperfective imperative, though can more rarely occur in other forms, including the plural imperative, first-person plural, perfective, and participles. However, the past tense is generally avoided.
 * Many variations are possible, including the third-person imperative constructions formed with or  (which are comparable to English ), the addition of a subject (eg. ) or a location (eg. ), and replacement of the adjective with  or of the noun with . Some possible examples as an interjection include: