come/go down in the world (redirected from come down in the world)

come/go down in the world (British, Australian, American, American & Australian)

to have less money and a worse social position than you had before. They used to live in a big house with lots of servants, but they've come down in the world since then. When we had to sell our house and take a small apartment downtown, we felt we'd really moved down in the world.

See also: come, down, world