Question

go to the dogs

Accepted Answer

deteriorate shockingly, especially in behaviour or morals – informal

This idiom derives from the fact that attending greyhound races was once thought likely to expose a person to moral danger and the risk of incurring great financial loss.

1997 - Daily Telegraph - If you read the English media or watch the cretinosities of television, you would think that the country is going to the dogs. deteriorate shockingly, especially in behaviour or morals – informal

This idiom derives from the fact that attending greyhound races was once thought likely to expose a person to moral danger and the risk of incurring great financial lo

Deteriorate Shockingly Behaviour Morals Informal Idiom Derives Fact