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idiom. становиться хуже (Taras); пойти хуже (о делах 4uzhoj); сломаться (Oleg Sollogub); разладиться (Artjaazz); расползтись по швам (VLZ_58); испортиться (Did you smell that clam? It's gone south. VLZ_58); полететь к черту (VLZ_58); нарушиться (VLZ_58); повредиться (VLZ_58); расстроиться (VLZ_58); разрушиться (VLZ_58); расклеиться (VLZ_58); прийти в расстройство (VLZ_58); пойти кувырком (VLZ_58); пойти вкривь и вкось (VLZ_58); прерваться (VLZ_58); киснуть (о молоке msmaryia); выйти из строя (Oleg Sollogub); пойти наперекосяк (Of course, things went south soon after – the new keyboard didn't work, and a second keyboard didn't work, so they had to give me a new machine. driven); сорваться (о планах Andrey Truhachev); выходить из строя (Oleg Sollogub); обанкротиться (But what about employee shareholders in venture-backed startups that go south? 4uzhoj); начинать идти хуже (о делах • When things go south for them, they cut back on the little luxuries. 4uzhoj); уйти (с должности, из профессии • Fred got discouraged and went South. I think he gave up football permanently.); накрыться медным тазом (Побеdа); пойти не так (I should be there for insurance. There are a lot of ways this can go south Taras); пойти насмарку (VLZ_58); ухудшаться (В.И.Макаров); расстраиваться (о планах В.И.Макаров); развалиться (...causes the sluggish economy to go south. VLZ_58); рухнуть (о планах Andrey Truhachev)
idiom., context. изменить (об удаче • He should have walked away from the casino when his luck went south, but he stayed and ended up in the hole. VLZ_58); растаять (о мороженом • Well, you'd better hurry. The ice cream will go south.)
idiom., mean.2 испариться (He gathered up seven hundred and forty dollars and "went south" with it.); исчезнуть; улетучиться (But now that the romance has gone south, what's an equally dramatic way to get rid of the clothes, gifts, and jewelry that remind you of your hated ex?); закончиться (Before his lobbying operation went south, he was an occasional guest at the White House.Cleveland's perfect playoff run went south in the north. VLZ_58)
idiom., st.exch. идти вниз (о ставках на фондовом рынке • Motorola stock has been going south since it reached a record 82 1 / 2 last Sept. 29.At the same time, foreign investors have fallen out of love with equities and overseas markets have gone south.); понижаться (о ставках на фондовом рынке • Motorola stock has been going south since it reached a record 82 1 / 2 last Sept. 29. Виктория Алая); понизиться (о ставках на фондовом рынке • All the stock market indexes went South today.The market headed South today at the opening bell. Виктория Алая); опускаться (о ставках В.И.Макаров)
literal. идти на юг; ехать на юг (Go south about three miles to Bunker Hill Road.); лететь на юг; поехать на юг (But first he wanted to go south.He may decide to go south all right, but to Rio de Janeiro, not Panama.); уехать на юг (Arthur chose Brewyn, a man he could be certain of, then went south to Caerleon well content.); ездить на юг (They go south every winter to get away from the cold.)
slang, euph. доставлять оральное удовольствие (on someone – кoму-либо)
 English thesaurus
go south
idiom. go into a state of decline or ruin (...causes the sluggish economy to go south. merriam-webster.com); to cease working or functioning; to quit, fail, or fall apart (Talks between the labor union and the construction firm went south yesterday, so it looks like workers will be on strike again soon. thefreedictionary.comMy computer is only a month old, and it's already gone south.); to quit (Fred got discouraged and went South. I think he gave up football permanently. thefreedictionary.com); fall in value, deteriorate, or fail (Lazio saw his poll numbers go south almost immediately lexico.comThroughout my career, the Air Force was trying to help me develop habit patterns that I could fall back on when routine flights went south.At the same time, foreign investors have fallen out of love with equities and overseas markets have gone south.The pact would have worked had the members been willing to cut public expenditure in good times to finance the inevitable budget deficits when business went south.Of course, things went south soon after - the new keyboard didn't work, and a second keyboard didn't work, so they had to give me a new machine.Well, he did invest in some grand ventures, but the market went south on him, along with the Dow Jones index.Before his lobbying operation went south, he was an occasional guest at the White House.But now that the romance has gone south, what's an equally dramatic way to get rid of the clothes, gifts, and jewelry that remind you of your hated ex?The case would have gone south very fast for the prosecution if they put her on the stand and she didn't hold up.Well, it seems that suddenly everybody is talking about the economy going south.I think if you expect loyalty from a television network after it goes south you're sadly mistaken.); to become unfavorable; to decrease; to take a turn for the worse (I should have walked away from the casino when my luck went south, but I stayed and ended up in the hole. Usage notes. This idiom is constructed with a variety of terms, all consisting of a verb indicating movement and a direction indicating the movement is to the south (southerly, southward, etc.) The exact construction may be modified to fit the circumstances: He was unconcerned that his health might turn south. wiktionary.orgYesterday the stock market moved south, ending up on a loss for the day.Afterward, when company profits had ventured a bit too far southward, the CFO began to get nervous.)
idiom., mean.2 to escape; to vanish or disappear (not necessarily in a southerly direction • Everyone in the gang went south when they learned that the police had discovered their hideout. thefreedictionary.com); to make an escape; to disappear (not necessarily in a southerly direction • Lefty went South the minute he got out of the pen. thefreedictionary.comThe mugger headed South just after the crime.); to drop out of sight (After pulling the bank job, Wilbur went South for a few months. thefreedictionary.com); if a situation, organization, or set of standards goes south, it becomes very bad although it was once very good (It seems like all our moral standards have just gone south. ldoceonline.comAfter four years, their relationship began to go south.His playing time evaporated until just before the break and his numbers also went south.Motorola stock has been going south since it reached a record 82 1 / 2 last Sept. 29.); to make an escape; to disappear (A disbeliever, from childhood, in the frequency of miracles, he gathered up seven hundred and forty dollars and "went south" with it. wiktionary.org[…] she decided to tape the DVD off to VHS and give that to the kids -- that way she could make a fresh VHS copy when the first one went south.)
idiom., st.exch. to fall or drop; to depreciate; to lose quality or value (еspecially related to finances or stock exchanges • The company's stock profile continued going south for the third day in a row today. thefreedictionary.comI used to be a big player in the stock market, but all my investments have gone south lately.); decline in price gradually over time (of a stock or market; used to describe the direction of prices for a security or the general market during a period of declining prices thefreedictionary.com); to fall; to go down (securities markets • All the stock market indexes went South today. thefreedictionary.comThe market headed South today at the opening bell.)
literal. to travel to the southern part of a country or region (They go south every winter to get away from the cold. macmillandictionary.com)
slang, euph. to give somebody oral sex (wiktionary.org); to provide oral pleasure to the southern region of a woman's body (Brother, he go south on her as much as he can. Like his tongue got that route gps mapped. urbandictionary.com)
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