downhill all the way
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Also, all downhill from here.
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Easy from this point, without obstacles the rest of the way. For example, Once we had the basic design, it was downhill all the way .
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Deteriorating or declining from this point on, as in When the cancer couldn't be removed, it was downhill all the way for him . The usage therefore needs to be clarified by the context to indicate which of these opposite meaning is intended. The figurative use of downhill dates from the late 1500s. Also see go downhill .
Example Sentences
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After that his life was downhill all the way.
From BBC • Jul. 9, 2022
From there it was pretty much all downhill, all the way to Badwater Basin, the lowest point in the Lower 48 states at 282 feet below sea level.
From Washington Post • Apr. 29, 2021
However, it has been downhill all the way since then as he slipped to number six in the world and failed to win a tournament this season.
From Reuters • Oct. 15, 2013
Since then, it has been downhill all the way.
From The Guardian • Jun. 26, 2010
For the education of the last three hundred years has led, in all things vital and spiritual, downhill all the way.
From Wings and the Child or, the Building of Magic Cities by Nesbit, E. (Edith)
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