单词 | go under |
释义 | go underSEE SYNONYMS FOR go under ON THESAURUS.COM verb (intr, mainly adverb)(also preposition) to sink below (a surface) to founder or drown to be conquered or overwhelmedthe firm went under in the economic crisis Words nearby go undergoujon, goulash, Gould, Gouldian finch, Gouley's catheter, go under, goundou, Gounod, go up, go up in flames, gourami Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with go undergo under 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. The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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