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downhill adverb /ˌdaʊnˈhɪl/ /ˌdaʊnˈhɪl/ Idioms jump to other results - towards the bottom of a hill; in a direction that goes down
- to run/walk/cycle downhill
opposite uphillOxford Collocations DictionaryDownhill is used with these verbs: See full entry
Idioms - to get worse in quality, health, etc. synonym deteriorate
- Their marriage went downhill after the first child was born.
- He’s been going slowly downhill since he came out of hospital.
downhill adjective /ˌdaʊnˈhɪl/ /ˌdaʊnˈhɪl/ Idioms jump to other results - going or sloping towards the bottom of a hill opposite uphill
Oxford Collocations DictionaryDownhill is used with these nouns: See full entry
Idioms be (all) downhill | be downhill all the way (informal) - to be easy compared with what came before
- It's all downhill from here. We'll soon be finished.
- to become worse or less successful
- It's been all downhill for his career since then, with four defeats in five games.
- I started work as a journalist and it was downhill all the way for my health.
Topics Difficulty and failurec2
downhill noun /ˈdaʊnhɪl/ /ˈdaʊnhɪl/ [uncountable] jump to other results   enlarge image
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