go downhill
Example Sentences
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That was when things started to go downhill.
From BBC
But when, a decade into their union, she wins an Oscar and he doesn’t, things begin to go downhill fast.
From Los Angeles Times
"That's when everything started to go downhill," Lily said.
From BBC
She said Owens was a "complete charmer" when they first met and started to date but things started to go downhill within a matter of weeks.
From BBC
“With these businesses and the people who are still living here, we’ve got to keep them alive and healthy and safe so the community doesn’t go downhill.”
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.