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vor die Hunde gehen

to go to the dogs

Türkçe: batmak

Noun
die Hunde Pl.
Verb
gehen
Topic
Alltag und Redewendungen
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Colloquial

Watch out. Nuance: similar to 'auf den Hund kommen' but plural form.

In a sentence

Which form of gehen fills the gap?

Nach der Firmenpleite ____ der Inhaber vor die Hunde.

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Nach der Firmenpleite ging der Inhaber vor die Hunde.

How it is used

Idiom meaning 'to go to the dogs,' i.e., deteriorate or fail. Colloquial. Use when a company goes bankrupt or a person's morals decline. Nuance: similar to 'auf den Hund kommen' but plural form.

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