go downhill
Example Sentences
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Economic growth in the Southeast Asian nation is anaemic and there could still be an opportunity for Pheu Thai in future "if the economy continues to go downhill", Chambers said.
From Barron's • Feb. 9, 2026
She said Owens was a "complete charmer" when they first met and started to date but things started to go downhill within a matter of weeks.
From BBC • Mar. 20, 2025
Let’s begin by celebrating the man whose year is only going to go downhill from here.
From Slate • Jan. 4, 2025
‘We expect things to go downhill Wednesday night and through Thursday,” he said.
From New York Times • Apr. 1, 2024
She explained that the cooperative had begun to go downhill and that the partners had had to look for higher-paying jobs and that even Mustafa had gone back to his country.
From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende
