go downhill
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Economic growth in the Southeast Asian nation is anaemic and there could still be an opportunity for Pheu Thai in future "if the economy continues to go downhill", Chambers said.
From Barron's • Feb. 9, 2026
Let’s begin by celebrating the man whose year is only going to go downhill from here.
From Slate • Jan. 4, 2025
"If I'm not eating properly then my chest will go downhill."
From BBC • Aug. 5, 2024
‘We expect things to go downhill Wednesday night and through Thursday,” he said.
From New York Times • Apr. 1, 2024
I get a feeling that it’s going to go downhill from such a grand entrance, so I give myself some advice as we step into the uptight, uptown restaurant: This is about them.
From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali
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