den Bach runtergehen

German edit

Etymology edit

Literally, "to go down the stream".

Pronunciation edit

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Verb edit

den Bach runtergehen (class 7 strong, third-person singular present geht den Bach runter, past tense ging den Bach runter, past participle den Bach runtergegangen, auxiliary sein)

  1. (idiomatic) to go to hell in a handbasket

Conjugation edit