go downhill
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Pronunciation edit
- (General Australian) IPA(key): /ɡɐʉ dɐʉnˈhɪɫ/
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Verb edit
go downhill (third-person singular simple present goes downhill, present participle going downhill, simple past went downhill, past participle gone downhill)
- (idiomatic) To worsen or degenerate.
- I usually run fast enough, but my speed goes downhill when I don't sleep enough.
Synonyms edit
- go to pot, go to the dogs; go to shit (vulgar), go pear-shaped
Translations edit
worsen, degenerate
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