go under

• فعل مركب يُستخدم للدلالة على الغرق أو النزول تحت سطح الماء، ويُستعمل مجازًا للإشارة إلى الفشل أو الإفلاس أو الانهيار.

A phrasal verb used to indicate sinking beneath the surface of water, or metaphorically, to fail or become bankrupt.

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1. Sink below the surfaceformal

   To sink or be submerged beneath the surface of a liquid, especially water.

   الغرق تحت السطح

   • The ship went under after hitting an iceberg.
   • He watched the boat go under in the storm.
   • The swimmer went under for a moment before resurfacing.

   المرادفاتdivefoundergo downplungesinksubmerge

   الأضدادemergefloatrisesurface

2. Fail financiallyinformal

   To become bankrupt or fail as a business.

   الإفلاس

   • Many small businesses went under during the recession.
   • The company went under due to poor management.
   • They feared their startup would go under without more funding.

   المرادفاتcollapsefailfold

   الأضدادflourishprospersucceedthrive

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