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go to the dogs |
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go to the dogs Related vocabulary: go to potif a country or an organization is going to the dogs, it is becoming less successful than it was in the past. They sat in the bar the night before the election, moaning that the country was going to the dogs. (usually in continuous tenses) See also: dog go to the dogs to become worse in quality or character. He was a marvelous actor, but his drinking problems caused his career to go to the dogs. It is sad to report that this once first-class hotel has gone to the dogs. See also: dog |
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"It seems to me," he said deliberately, "that you are another of those poor fools who chuck away their life and happiness and go to the dogs because a woman had chosen to make a little use of them. I wanted some thousands and you some hundreds, and without the money we were both in a fair way to go to the dogs together. If the country doesn't go to the dogs or the Radicals, we shall have you Prime Minister, some day. |
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