go downhill en · VERB
Pronunciation
- (Australia) audio
- /ɡɐʉ dɐʉnˈhɪɫ/ (Australia)
Meanings
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(idiomatic) To worsen or degenerate.
I usually run fast enough, but my speed goes downhill when I don't sleep enough.
For many years, UK food had a terrible reputation. Then, in the 1990s, gastropubs brought new flavours, energy and ideas. When and why did it all start to go downhill again?
2025 August 5, Steve Rose, “‘A yorkshire pudding like a dishcloth’: how did British pub food get so grim?”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| goes downhill | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| went downhill | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| gone downhill | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| going downhill | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
Synonyms
go to the dogs · go to shit · go to pot · go pear-shaped
Translations (9)
vi xuống dốc (worsen, degenerate) · cmn 走下坡路 (worsen, degenerate) · fi mennä huonompaan suuntaan (worsen, degenerate) · pl zepsuć się (worsen, degenerate) · pl pogarszać się (worsen, degenerate) · pl psuć się (worsen, degenerate) · ca anar en orri (worsen, degenerate) · pl pogorszyć się (worsen, degenerate) · gd rach bhuaithe (worsen, degenerate)