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the rot sets in

if the rot sets in, a situation starts to get worse. If couples stop communicating, that's when the rot really sets in.

See also: set

stop the rot

to do something to prevent a situation from continuing to get worse. The team had been suffering low morale before Smith was brought in to stop the rot.

See also: stop

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