The old house has gone to the bow-wows.
go to the bow-wows
idiomTo go to the dogs, to decline or deteriorate.
Since the new manager took over, the quality of service has really gone to the bow-wows.
Observers noted that the once-prosperous neighborhood had gradually gone to the bow-wows due to years of neglect and lack of investment.
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all dressed up and nowhere to go
Elaborately attired or otherwise fully prepared for an anticipated situation or activity which, nevertheless, fails to occur.
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all systems go
Everything is ready.
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as you go
While one is doing (something); as one progresses.
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boldly go where no man has gone before
To break new ground.
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come and go
To repeatedly appear and disappear; to be transient.
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don't go there
Do not broach that topic.
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easy come, easy go
Easily won and easily lost (usually said when resigned to a loss; something that comes in the same way, goes in the same way)
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enough to go around
There is an adequate amount or supply of something for all of the people present or involved.
Last updated April 17, 2026