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go south
Idioms and Phrases
Deteriorate or decline, as in The stock market is headed south again . This expression is generally thought to allude to compasses and two-dimensional maps where north is up and south is down. However, among some Native Americans, the term was a euphemism for dying, and possibly this sense led to the present usage. [ Slang ; first half of 1900s] Also see go west .Example Sentences
The final-round trip west has seen English touring hopes go south before.
The presence of firearms can make even routine calls go south quickly, he said.
But Postecoglou's return will have some fans pondering what might have been had he never received an offer to go south.
“He could be a superb commissioner, or this could go south really fast.â€
With two balls to go, South Africa needed 38 runs to win the Women's T20 World Cup.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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