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gone to shit

gone to shit is the past participle 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 gone to shit

What is gone to shit the past participle of?
Gone to shit is the past participle of go to shit.

Words near gone to shit in the dictionary

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

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