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The phrase 'to go to the dogs' means to get worse or deteriorate. It's commonly used to describe a decline in the quality or condition of something.

La expresión 'to go to the dogs' significa empeorar o deteriorarse. Se usa comúnmente para describir una disminución en la calidad o el estado de algo.

Idiom to go to the dogs
Definition to get worse, to deteriorate
Examples - Your work is really going to the dogs. If you don't start working harder, you'll fail the course.
- Manners these days are going to the dogs. Nobody says 'please' or 'thank you' any more or holds the door open for others.
- Within 6 months things went totally to the dogs,
- Advertising is going to the dogs. It’s getting on everyone’s nerves, especially since we’re seeing it everywhere.

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