English / idiom
Go to the Dogs
MEANING IN ENGLISH
To decline drastically in standards, discipline, prosperity, or moral standing.
In context
01
The town's historic manufacturing guild went to the dogs after the veteran leaders stepped down.
02
He refused to let the institution he built over forty years go to the dogs through neglect.
Synonyms
deteriorate,degenerate,decay
Antonyms
thrive,prosper,flourish
Collocations
let things go to the dogs,the country is going to the dogs,allow standards to go to the dogs