(euphemistic, idiomatic, British) : to fail; to degenerate rapidly.
(euphemistic, idiomatic, British) : to fail; to degenerate rapidly.
The project would seriously go down the pan if Mrs. Foster weren't here to keep it on the straight and narrow.
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(idiomatic) To collapse or fail, e.g. by going bankrupt.