deteriorating and making worse

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for the worse

for the worse [idiom]

If something changes or happens for the worse, it becomes more unpleasant or difficult

مثال:

It looks like the weather is changing for the worse.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

for better or (for) worse

used to say that something must be accepted, whether it is good or bad, because it cannot be changed

Work is, for better or worse, becoming more flexible nowadays.

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition

for the worse

If something changes or happens for the worse, it becomes more unpleasant or difficult:

It looks like the weather is changing for the worse.

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

for the worse phrase

in a way that makes a situation worse
Things have definitely taken a turn for the worse.

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary:

a change for the worse

noun phrase

Definition of a change for the worse

: a worsening of a situation or state of affairs from what wasWe're seeing a change for the worse in the economy.

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deteriorating and making worse

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go to the dogs

go to the dogs [idiom]

If something is going to the dogs, it is in a bad condition (morally or physically) or is becoming worse.

مخروبه شدن، به تباهی کشیده شدن

مثال:

Sue: Look at that beautiful house, I lived there as a child. Maya: That one in the corner? It’s too old. Maybe once it was beautiful but now it has gone to dogs. It needs lots of renovation I think.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

5 be going to the dogs informal if a country or organization is going to the dogs, it is getting worse and will be difficult to improve

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

go to the dogs

go to the ˈdogs idiom
(NAmE also go to hell in a ˈhandbasket) (informal) to get into a very bad state

• This firm's gone to the dogs since the new management took over.

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition

go to the dogs

If a country or organization is going to the dogs, it is becoming very much less successful than it was in the past.

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary:

go to the dogs informal : to become ruined : to change to a much worse condition
• Our favorite restaurant has gone to the dogs lately.
• The economy is going to the dogs.

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deteriorating and making worse

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