Go to the dogs
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Would this sentence sound OK in everyday (spoken) English? (We, non-native speakers find it egregiously difficult to handle register. For example, had a feud and go to the dogs in one sentence.)
The partners had a feud and their business went to the dogs within a year.
Thanks,
Tom
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Mr. Tom Would this sentence sound OK in everyday (spoken) English? It's OK if you don't care about meaning or eloquence at all.
- Mr.
- Tom Would this sentence sound OK in everyday (spoken) English?
- It's OK if you don't care about meaning or eloquence at all.
- To have a feud means that they both carried on a campaign of mutual destruction, but I doubt that is what is meant.
- For a thing to go to the dogs means for it to become so much worse that it becomes non-functional.
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Mr. TomWould this sentence sound OK in everyday (spoken) English?
It's OK if you don't care about meaning or eloquence at all. To have a feud means that they both carried on a campaign of mutual destruction, but I doubt that is what is meant. For a thing to go to the dogs means for it to become so much worse that it becomes non-functional. That fits for a b
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