go to shit

Verb

go to shit (third-person singular simple present goes to shit, present participle going to shit, simple past went to shit, past participle gone to shit)

1. (slang, vulgar) To completely fail; to have no result.
   • Near-synonyms: take a shit, take a crap, crap out, shit the bed
   • All his hard work went to shit when the company filed for bankruptcy.

   Synonyms:

   go to hell, go to hell in a handbasket, go to ratshit, die in the ass, come to nought, come to nothing, take a shit, take a crap, crap out, shit the bed

2. (slang, vulgar) To become much worse.
   • This city has gone to shit ever since he became mayor.

   Synonyms:

   go to hell, go to hell in a handbasket, go to ratshit, go downhill, go to pot, go to the dogs