Main entry: Bedlam, loony bin, madhouse, funny farm, funny house, nut house, nuthouse, sanatorium, snake pit, crazy house, cuckoo's nest, booby hatch
Definition: pejorative terms for an insane asylum
Main entry: snake pit, the pits, hell, hell on earth, hellhole, inferno
Definition: any place of pain and turmoil
Usage: the hell of battle; the inferno of the engine room; when you're alone Christmas is the pits;