go to pot

idiom

Definition of go to pot

informal

: to be ruined : to fail Their business is going to pot.

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go to (one's) glory

go to one's grave

go to rack and ruin

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“Go to pot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20to%20pot. Accessed 7 Mar. 2021.

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