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auf den Hund kommen

to go to the dogs

Türkçe: batmak

Noun
der Hund m.
Verb
kommen
Topic
Alltag und Redewendungen
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Colloquial

Watch out. Nuance: implies irreversible ruin, not just a temporary setback.

In a sentence

Which form of kommen fills the gap?

Nach der Pleite ____ der Geschäftsmann völlig auf den Hund.

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Nach der Pleite kam der Geschäftsmann völlig auf den Hund.

How it is used

Idiom meaning 'to go to the dogs,' i.e., to decline badly. Colloquial. Use when a business fails or someone's life falls apart. Nuance: implies irreversible ruin, not just a temporary setback.

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