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went to shit

went to shit is the simple past 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 went to shit

What is went to shit the simple past of?
Went to shit is the simple past of go to shit.

Words near went to shit in the dictionary

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

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