Select the most appropriate meaning of the given Idiom:-

Hell in a hand basket 

Deteriorate rapidly

The most appropriate meaning of the idiom "hell in a hand basket" is deteriorate rapidly. The idiom comes from the idea of putting hell in a basket and taking it somewhere, which would be a very chaotic and destructive journey. In a figurative sense, to say that something is "going to hell in a hand basket" means that it is deteriorating rapidly or getting worse very quickly.

The other options are not as accurate descriptions of the meaning of the idiom. Holding something till death is not typically associated with the idiom "hell in a hand basket." Bitterness and resentment is not typically associated with the idiom "hell in a hand basket." To hate someone badly is not typically associated with the idiom "hell in a hand basket."