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
CEFR B2to become neglected, untidy, or generally worse in 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
from the word go
CEFR B2from the very beginning of an activity or process
Neutral
go overboard
CEFR B2to do more than is reasonable, appropriate, or necessary
Neutral
Source methodology
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