go under
verb
went under; gone under; going under; goes under
: to be overwhelmed, destroyed, or defeated : fail
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When existing inventory runs out, store owners will face hard choices: Eat the costs and risk going under.
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Karen Yuan, The Atlantic, 24 Apr. 2025
The struggles of United and Spurs have been pored over for months, but West Ham’s truly dreadful campaign has gone under the radar.
—Tim Spiers, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2025
The new trend in plastic surgery has women as young as 35 going under the knife.
—Richard Johnson, New York Daily News, 13 Apr. 2025
Those entered on the MLS from the get-go went under contract faster.
—Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2025
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Karen Yuan, The Atlantic, 24 Apr. 2025
The struggles of United and Spurs have been pored over for months, but West Ham’s truly dreadful campaign has gone under the radar.
—Tim Spiers, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2025
The new trend in plastic surgery has women as young as 35 going under the knife.
—Richard Johnson, New York Daily News, 13 Apr. 2025
Those entered on the MLS from the get-go went under contract faster.
—Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2025
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“Go under.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20under. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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