English Dictionary

go south

動詞

慣用表現 俗語

(idiomatic) To become unfavorable; to decrease; to take a turn for the worse. / To make an escape; to disappear. / (slang) To give somebody oral sex.

日本語の意味

悪い方向に向かう、状況が悪化する / 数値や勢いが減少する / 突然逃げ出す、姿を消す / （スラング）口による性的行為を行う

The startup's valuation seemed promising at first, but after the product delays things began to go south.

そのスタートアップの評価額は当初、有望に見えたが、製品の遅延が起こってから状況は悪化し始めた。

意味（1）

(idiomatic) 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.

意味（2）

To make an escape; to disappear.

He won! A disbeliever, from childhood, in the frequency of miracles, he gathered up seven hundred and forty dollars and went south with it.

意味（3）

(slang) To give somebody oral sex.

goes south （ present singular third-person ）

going south （ participle present ）

went south （ past ）

gone south （ participle past ）