go to shit
English
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)
- (slang, vulgar) To completely fail; to have no result.
- All his hard work went to shit when the company filed for bankruptcy.
- (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)