go to the dogs
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"You can eat, get your hair cut, but for shopping this high street has gone to the dogs."
From BBC
“If you don’t figure it out, you go to the dogs.”
From Los Angeles Times
Inflation changes everything: Today, “going to the dogs” is closer in meaning to “putting on the Ritz” amid skyrocketing costs for dog food.
From Washington Times
A new fine-dining restaurant in the Bay Area has gone to the dogs.
From Los Angeles Times
Another said the hospital was "going to the dogs".
From BBC
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