irse a pique

Spanish

Verb

irse a pique (first-person singular present me voy a pique, first-person singular preterite me fui a pique, past participle ido a pique)

1. (idiomatic, nautical) to sink
2. (idiomatic, nautical) to collapse; to go to pot

   Synonym: venirse abajo

Further reading

• “irse a pique”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025