go downhill

English

Pronunciation

(General Australian) IPA^(key): /ɡɐʉ dɐʉnˈhɪɫ/
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Verb

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

go to pot, go to the dogs; go to shit (vulgar), go pear-shaped

Translations

worsen, degenerate

Catalan: anar en orri
Finnish: mennä huonompaan suuntaan
Polish: psuć się impf, zepsuć się pf, pogarszać sie impf, pogarszyć sie pf
Scottish Gaelic: rach bhuaithe

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