hell's bells

Etymology
From, possibly an elaboration of with bells chosen to rhyme with hell’s.

The noun sense may allude to the often spiny seed capsules of the poisonous plant which somewhat resemble bells when they mature and split open; compare devil's cucumber,, devil's trumpet, and  which are other common names for the plant.

Translations

 * Catalan: porca misèria, puta misèria, quina misèria
 * Italian: porca miseria, porca puttana, porca troia

Noun



 * 1) Jimsonweed.