gone to the dogs
Example Sentences
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"You can eat, get your hair cut, but for shopping this high street has gone to the dogs."
From BBC • Sep. 2, 2023
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 don't pretend to be giving you good news; but I 'm telling the simple, literal truth, so that you may know why I have gone to the dogs.
From Roderick Hudson by James, Henry