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становиться хуже (Taras); пойти хуже (о делах 4uzhoj); сломаться (Oleg Sollogub); разладиться (Artjaazz); расползтись по швам (VLZ_58); испортиться (Did you smell that clam? It's gone south. VLZ_58); полететь к черту (VLZ_58); нарушиться (VLZ_58); повредиться (VLZ_58); расстроиться (VLZ_58); разрушиться (VLZ_58); расклеиться (VLZ_58); прийти в расстройство (VLZ_58); пойти кувырком (VLZ_58); пойти вкривь и вкось (VLZ_58); прерваться (VLZ_58); киснуть (о молоке msmaryia); выйти из строя (Oleg Sollogub); пойти наперекосяк (Of course, things went south soon after – the new keyboard didn't work, and a second keyboard didn't work, so they had to give me a new machine. driven); сорваться (о планах Andrey Truhachev); выходить из строя (Oleg Sollogub); обанкротиться (But what about employee shareholders in venture-backed startups that go south? 4uzhoj); начинать идти хуже (о делах: When things go south for them, they cut back on the little luxuries. 4uzhoj); уйти (с должности, из профессии: Fred got discouraged and went South. I think he gave up football permanently.); накрыться медным тазом (Побеdа); пойти не так (I should be there for insurance. There are a lot of ways this can go south Taras); пойти насмарку (VLZ_58); ухудшаться (В.И.Макаров); расстраиваться (о планах В.И.Макаров); развалиться (...causes the sluggish economy to go south. VLZ_58); рухнуть (о планах Andrey Truhachev) |
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изменить (об удаче: He should have walked away from the casino when his luck went south, but he stayed and ended up in the hole. VLZ_58); растаять (о мороженом: Well, you'd better hurry. The ice cream will go south.) |
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испариться (He gathered up seven hundred and forty dollars and "went south" with it.); исчезнуть; улетучиться (But now that the romance has gone south, what's an equally dramatic way to get rid of the clothes, gifts, and jewelry that remind you of your hated ex?); закончиться (Before his lobbying operation went south, he was an occasional guest at the White House. • Cleveland's perfect playoff run went south in the north. VLZ_58) |
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идти вниз (о ставках на фондовом рынке: Motorola stock has been going south since it reached a record 82 1 / 2 last Sept. 29. • At the same time, foreign investors have fallen out of love with equities and overseas markets have gone south.); понижаться (о ставках на фондовом рынке: Motorola stock has been going south since it reached a record 82 1 / 2 last Sept. 29. Виктория Алая); понизиться (о ставках на фондовом рынке: All the stock market indexes went South today. • The market headed South today at the opening bell. Виктория Алая); опускаться (о ставках В.И.Макаров) |
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идти на юг; ехать на юг (Go south about three miles to Bunker Hill Road.); лететь на юг; поехать на юг (But first he wanted to go south. • He may decide to go south all right, but to Rio de Janeiro, not Panama.); уехать на юг (Arthur chose Brewyn, a man he could be certain of, then went south to Caerleon well content.); ездить на юг (They go south every winter to get away from the cold.) |
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доставлять оральное удовольствие (on someone – кoму-либо) |
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go into a state of decline or ruin (...causes the sluggish economy to go south.  merriam-webster.com); to cease working or functioning; to quit, fail, or fall apart (Talks between the labor union and the construction firm went south yesterday, so it looks like workers will be on strike again soon. • My computer is only a month old, and it's already gone south. thefreedictionary.com); to quit (Fred got discouraged and went South. I think he gave up football permanently. thefreedictionary.com); fall in value, deteriorate, or fail (Lazio saw his poll numbers go south almost immediately • Throughout my career, the Air Force was trying to help me develop habit patterns that I could fall back on when routine flights went south. • At the same time, foreign investors have fallen out of love with equities and overseas markets have gone south. • The pact would have worked had the members been willing to cut public expenditure in good times to finance the inevitable budget deficits when business went south. • Of course, things went south soon after - the new keyboard didn't work, and a second keyboard didn't work, so they had to give me a new machine. • Well, he did invest in some grand ventures, but the market went south on him, along with the Dow Jones index. • Before his lobbying operation went south, he was an occasional guest at the White House. • But now that the romance has gone south, what's an equally dramatic way to get rid of the clothes, gifts, and jewelry that remind you of your hated ex? • The case would have gone south very fast for the prosecution if they put her on the stand and she didn't hold up. • Well, it seems that suddenly everybody is talking about the economy going south. • I think if you expect loyalty from a television network after it goes south you're sadly mistaken. lexico.com); to become unfavorable; to decrease; to take a turn for the worse (I should have walked away from the casino when my luck went south, but I stayed and ended up in the hole. Usage notes. This idiom is constructed with a variety of terms, all consisting of a verb indicating movement and a direction indicating the movement is to the south (southerly, southward, etc.) The exact construction may be modified to fit the circumstances: He was unconcerned that his health might turn south. • Yesterday the stock market moved south, ending up on a loss for the day. • Afterward, when company profits had ventured a bit too far southward, the CFO began to get nervous. wiktionary.org) |
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to escape; to vanish or disappear (not necessarily in a southerly direction: Everyone in the gang went south when they learned that the police had discovered their hideout. thefreedictionary.com); to make an escape; to disappear (not necessarily in a southerly direction: Lefty went South the minute he got out of the pen. • The mugger headed South just after the crime. thefreedictionary.com); to drop out of sight (After pulling the bank job, Wilbur went South for a few months. thefreedictionary.com); if a situation, organization, or set of standards goes south, it becomes very bad although it was once very good (It seems like all our moral standards have just gone south. • After four years, their relationship began to go south. • His playing time evaporated until just before the break and his numbers also went south. • Motorola stock has been going south since it reached a record 82 1 / 2 last Sept. 29. ldoceonline.com); to make an escape; to disappear (A disbeliever, from childhood, in the frequency of miracles, he gathered up seven hundred and forty dollars and "went south" with it. • […] she decided to tape the DVD off to VHS and give that to the kids -- that way she could make a fresh VHS copy when the first one went south. wiktionary.org) |
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to fall or drop; to depreciate; to lose quality or value (еspecially related to finances or stock exchanges: The company's stock profile continued going south for the third day in a row today. • I used to be a big player in the stock market, but all my investments have gone south lately. thefreedictionary.com); decline in price gradually over time (of a stock or market; used to describe the direction of prices for a security or the general market during a period of declining prices thefreedictionary.com); to fall; to go down (securities markets: All the stock market indexes went South today. • The market headed South today at the opening bell. thefreedictionary.com) |
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to travel to the southern part of a country or region (They go south every winter to get away from the cold. macmillandictionary.com) |
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to give somebody oral sex (wiktionary.org); to provide oral pleasure to the southern region of a woman's body (Brother, he go south on her as much as he can. Like his tongue got that route gps mapped. urbandictionary.com) |
