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go under
verb
(also preposition) to sink below (a surface)
to founder or drown
to be conquered or overwhelmed
the firm went under in the economic crisis
Idioms and Phrases
Suffer defeat or destruction; fail. For example, We feared the business would go under after the founder died . [Mid-1800s]
Lose consciousness. For example, Ether was the first anesthetic to make patients go under quickly and completely . This usage dates from the 1930s.
Submerge, sink, as in This leaky boat is about to go under .
Example Sentences
On 12 June, 25 rare MF Husain paintings will go under the hammer at an art gallery in Mumbai city, more than two decades after he painted them.
“The end result is it allowed them to restore their market opportunity. But without the Switch, I think they would have gone under.”
Crawford listed a house in the foothills of La Cañada Flintridge in April, and it went under contract a month later.
The car struck Mr Eveson in the chest before his partner went under the wheels and was dragged down the road.
The car struck him in the chest before his partner went under its wheels and was dragged down the road.
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