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going to shit

going to shit is the present participle and gerund of go to shit.

Meaning of 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
  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

Questions about going to shit

What is going to shit the present participle and gerund of?
Going to shit is the present participle and gerund of go to shit.

Words near going to shit in the dictionary

  1. going to press
  2. going to Prestwich
  3. going to ratshit
  4. going to sea
  5. going to seed
  6. going to shit
  7. going to show
  8. going to sleep
  9. going to smash
  10. going to someone's head
  11. going to the bad

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