All go to the dogs synonyms
go to the dog
G g verb go to the dogs
- deteriorate β If something deteriorates, it becomes worse in some way.
- lessen β to become less.
- shrivel β shrink, dry up
- fade β to lose brightness or vividness of color.
- pollute β to make foul or unclean, especially with harmful chemical or waste products; dirty: to pollute the air with smoke.
- wane β to decrease in strength, intensity, etc.: Daylight waned, and night came on. Her enthusiasm for the cause is waning.
- dwindle β to become smaller and smaller; shrink; waste away: His vast fortune has dwindled away.
- disintegrate β to separate into parts or lose intactness or solidness; break up; deteriorate: The old book is gradually disintegrating with age.
- lessen β to become less.
- corrode β If metal or stone corrodes, or is corroded, it is gradually destroyed by a chemical or by rust.
- discolor β to change or spoil the color of; fade or stain.
- wither β to shrivel; fade; decay: The grapes had withered on the vine.
- degenerate β If you say that someone or something degenerates, you mean that they become worse in some way, for example weaker, lower in quality, or more dangerous.
- mortify β to humiliate or shame, as by injury to one's pride or self-respect.
- atrophy β If a muscle or other part of the body atrophies, it decreases in size or strength, often as a result of an illness.
- rot β to undergo decomposition; decay.
- dissolve β to make a solution of, as by mixing with a liquid; pass into solution: to dissolve salt in water.
- decompose β When things such as dead plants or animals decompose, or when something decomposes them, they change chemically and begin to decay.
- lower β to cause to descend; let or put down: to lower a flag.
- return β to go or come back, as to a former place, position, or state: to return from abroad; to return to public office; to return to work.
- recede β to go or move away; retreat; go to or toward a more distant point; withdraw.
- drop β a small quantity of liquid that falls or is produced in a more or less spherical mass; a liquid globule.
- sag β to sink or bend downward by weight or pressure, especially in the middle: The roof sags.
- worsen β Make or become worse.
- slide β to move along in continuous contact with a smooth or slippery surface: to slide down a snow-covered hill.
- decrease β When something decreases or when you decrease it, it becomes less in quantity, size, or intensity.
- fall β to come or drop down suddenly to a lower position, especially to leave a standing or erect position suddenly, whether voluntarily or not: to fall on one's knees.
- diminish β to make or cause to seem smaller, less, less important, etc.; lessen; reduce.
- deteriorate β If something deteriorates, it becomes worse in some way.
- shrink β to draw back, as in retreat or avoidance: to shrink from danger; to shrink from contact.
- descend β If you descend or if you descend a staircase, you move downwards from a higher to a lower level.
- regress β to move backward; go back.
- fall apart β physically: into pieces
- crumble β If something crumbles, or if you crumble it, it breaks into a lot of small pieces.
- undermine β to injure or destroy by insidious activity or imperceptible stages, sometimes tending toward a sudden dramatic effect.
- degrade β Something that degrades someone causes people to have less respect for them.
- decline β If something declines, it becomes less in quantity, importance, or strength.
- putrefy β to render putrid; cause to rot or decay with an offensive odor.
- mildew β Plant Pathology. a disease of plants, characterized by a cottony, usually whitish coating on the surface of affected parts, caused by any of various fungi.
- collapse β If a building or other structure collapses, it falls down very suddenly.
- sicken β disgust
- curdle β If milk or eggs curdle or if you curdle them, they separate into different bits.
- slump β to drop or fall heavily; collapse: Suddenly she slumped to the floor.
- defile β To defile something that people think is important or holy means to do something to it or say something about it which is offensive.
- turn β to cause to move around on an axis or about a center; rotate: to turn a wheel.
- perish β to die or be destroyed through violence, privation, etc.: to perish in an earthquake.
- molder β to turn to dust by natural decay; crumble; disintegrate; waste away: a house that had been left to molder.
- sink β to displace part of the volume of a supporting substance or object and become totally or partially submerged or enveloped; fall or descend into or below the surface or to the bottom (often followed by in or into): The battleship sank within two hours. His foot sank in the mud. Her head sinks into the pillows.
- spoil β to damage severely or harm (something), especially with reference to its excellence, value, usefulness, etc.: The water stain spoiled the painting. Drought spoiled the corn crop.
- blight β You can refer to something as a blight when it causes great difficulties, and damages or spoils other things.