DOWNHILL ALL THE WAY Definition & Meaning

downhill all the way

Also, all downhill from here.
Easy from this point, without obstacles the rest of the way. For example, Once we had the basic design, it was downhill all the way .
Deteriorating or declining from this point on, as in When the cancer couldn't be removed, it was downhill all the way for him . The usage therefore needs to be clarified by the context to indicate which of these opposite meaning is intended. The figurative use of downhill dates from the late 1500s. Also see go downhill .

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After that his life was downhill all the way.

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Since the heady days of early summer, it has been downhill all the way.

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From there it was pretty much all downhill, all the way to Badwater Basin, the lowest point in the Lower 48 states at 282 feet below sea level.

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And then we plunge into a three-hour flashback, and it’s downhill all the way, with a complete absence of cannibal children.

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In retrospect, the London G20 summit in April of that year was a high point for multilateralism: since then it has been downhill all the way.

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