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41go to the dogs — Deteriorate …
42Deteriorated — Deteriorate De*te ri*o*rate (d[ e]*t[=e] r[i^]*[ o]*r[=a]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Deteriorated} (d[ e]*t[=e] r[i^]*[ o]*r[=a] t[e^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Deteriorating} (d[ e]*t[=e] r[i^]*[ o]*r[=a] t[i^]ng).] [L. deterioratus, p. p. of deteriorare …
43Deteriorating — Deteriorate De*te ri*o*rate (d[ e]*t[=e] r[i^]*[ o]*r[=a]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Deteriorated} (d[ e]*t[=e] r[i^]*[ o]*r[=a] t[e^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Deteriorating} (d[ e]*t[=e] r[i^]*[ o]*r[=a] t[i^]ng).] [L. deterioratus, p. p. of deteriorare …
44deterioration — deteriorate de‧te‧ri‧o‧rate [dɪˈtɪəriəreɪt ǁ ˈtɪr ] verb [intransitive] to become worse: • The economy deteriorated further in August, with orders for manufactured goods falling. deterioration noun [countable, uncountable] : • a deterioration in… …
45slip a peg — deteriorate slightly …
46go to pot — deteriorate The business has really gone to pot since he became president …
47deterioration — deteriorate ► VERB ▪ become progressively worse. DERIVATIVES deterioration noun. ORIGIN Latin deteriorare, from deterior worse …
48go/run to seed — DETERIORATE, degenerate, decline, decay, fall into decay, go to rack and ruin, go downhill, moulder, rot; informal go to pot, go to the dogs, go down the toilet. → seed …
49take a turn for the worse — DETERIORATE, worsen, decline, go downhill. → turn …
50Economic Affairs — ▪ 2006 Introduction In 2005 rising U.S. deficits, tight monetary policies, and higher oil prices triggered by hurricane damage in the Gulf of Mexico were moderating influences on the world economy and on U.S. stock markets, but some other… …