go downhill
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[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (General Australian) IPA(key): /ɡɐʉ dɐʉnˈhɪɫ/
Audio (General Australian): (file)
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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