Example
“The once-elegant hotel went to seed after standing empty for ten years.”
Dictionary details
Related idioms
Expressions connected by reviewed component words or topic tags.
go to the dogs
CEFR B2to deteriorate severely from an earlier, better condition
Neutral
go with the flow
CEFR B1To adjust calmly to circumstances or prevailing behavior instead of resisting them.
Neutral
go round in circles
CEFR B2To repeat the same discussion or actions without reaching a solution or making progress.
Neutral
go bananas
CEFR B1to become wildly excited, angry, or otherwise out of control
Informal
seed money
CEFR B1the initial capital used to start a business
Neutral
from the word go
CEFR B2from the very beginning of an activity or process
Neutral
Source methodology
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