What does the phrase living hell mean?

Answer 1

"What the hell?" is an expression of confusion, bemusement, shock, surprise, etc. It expresses even a second level of confusion, because it is a sentence fragment rather than a complete question, indicating that the speaker was too nonplussed even to finish the sentence. For example, if you see an alien spacecraft approaching you, you might say to yourself or others around you, "What the hell is that?" But if the late Michael Jackson jumped out of the spacecraft and offered you a banana split, you might just look at Michael and say, "What the hell?"

Typically, "hell" is considered a slightly vulgar word that children are advised not to say. Some children have shortened the phrase to, "What the...?" This also suffices to indicate utter, banana-split-style confusion.

Answer 2

It means that something bad has happened in real life!