gone to the dogs
Example Sentences
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They think the country has gone to the dogs even more than usual.
From BBC • Jan. 17, 2026
A new fine-dining restaurant in the Bay Area has gone to the dogs.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 4, 2022
A dog’s breakfast is followed by a dog’s dinner, but the dog ate my homework so I’ve gone to the dogs.
From The Guardian • Jan. 24, 2021
Since 2013, LAX has gone to the dogs.
From Washington Post • Aug. 31, 2017
I’d have gone to the dogs, to a dead certainty.”
From The Willoughby Captains by Reed, Talbot Baines
