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go under

verb as in fail, submerge

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Gone are the days when facelifts were reserved for the ageing wealthy - now an increasing number of younger people are opting to go under the knife.

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Eddie Jones, when England coach, had a consultancy with Suntory Sungoliath in Japan, which went under the radar while England were winning but then became an issue when they started to fail.

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“Maybe it’s to work hard so the hat shop won’t go under.”

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The part where Bargatze has to pay more if the speech goes under.

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The farm crisis of the 1980s also saw thousands of farms go under.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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