go under

• Фразовый глагол, используемый для обозначения погружения под поверхность воды или, в переносном смысле, для обозначения неудачи или банкротства.

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

uncountable · irregular verb · intransitive · phrasal, no object

1. Sink below the surfaceformal

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

   Погрузиться

   • 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.

   Synonymsdivefoundergo downplungesinksubmerge

   Antonymsemergefloatrisesurface

2. Fail financiallyinformal

   To become bankrupt or fail as a business.

   Обанкротиться

   • 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.

   Synonymscollapsefailfold

   Antonymsflourishprospersucceedthrive

Base verbgo