go under
verb
went under; gone under; going under; goes under
1
: sink entry 1 sense 1a
The ship went under in the storm.
2
: to be overwhelmed, destroyed, or defeated : fail
The company went under during the recession.
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Instead, the adults were pulled away from the shore and went under.
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Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 16 Apr. 2026
The jacket, which is expected to fetch between £250,000 ($339,000) and £350,000 ($474,000), is the only one from a survivor of the 1912 tragedy to go under the hammer, according to UK auction house Henry Aldridge and Son.
—Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 16 Apr. 2026
This was not a vintage performance, but Everton and George did not go under.
—Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2026
After the crashes, some passengers had even gotten unnecessary surgeries, encouraged by lawyers who told them that going under the knife would result in a higher settlement.
—David Remnick, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
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Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 16 Apr. 2026
The jacket, which is expected to fetch between £250,000 ($339,000) and £350,000 ($474,000), is the only one from a survivor of the 1912 tragedy to go under the hammer, according to UK auction house Henry Aldridge and Son.
—Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 16 Apr. 2026
This was not a vintage performance, but Everton and George did not go under.
—Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2026
After the crashes, some passengers had even gotten unnecessary surgeries, encouraged by lawyers who told them that going under the knife would result in a higher settlement.
—David Remnick, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
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“Go under.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20under. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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