go to shit

English

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Verb

go to shit (third-person singular simple present goes to shit, present participle going to shit, simple past went to shit, past participle gone to shit)

1. (slang, vulgar) To completely fail; to have no result.

   All his hard work went to shit when the company filed for bankruptcy.

2. (slang, vulgar) To become much worse.

   This city has gone to shit ever since he became mayor.

Synonyms

• (fail): die in the ass; come to nought, come to nothing (not vulgar)
• (deteriorate): go downhill, go to pot, go to the dogs (not vulgar)