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
In the ’90s, Kalorama’s Mitchell Park had gone to the dogs — literally and figuratively.
From Washington Post • Jul. 10, 2019
And so the Obama campaign, like the Newt Gingrich campaign before it, has gone to the dogs.
From Time • Jan. 31, 2012
He would have gone to the dogs long ago if it had not been for her.
From Name and Fame A Novel by Sergeant, Adeline