Example
“The once-popular hotel has gone to the dogs since maintenance stopped.”
Dictionary details
Related idioms
Expressions connected by reviewed component words or topic tags.
go to seed
Neutral · CEFR B2
to become neglected, untidy, or generally worse in condition
go with the flow
Neutral · CEFR B1
To adjust calmly to circumstances or prevailing behavior instead of resisting them.
go round in circles
Neutral · CEFR B2
To repeat the same discussion or actions without reaching a solution or making progress.
go bananas
Informal · CEFR B1
to become wildly excited, angry, or otherwise out of control
from the word go
Neutral · CEFR B2
from the very beginning of an activity or process
go overboard
Neutral · CEFR B2
to do more than is reasonable, appropriate, or necessary
Source methodology
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