{v. phr.}, {informal} To go to ruin; to be ruined or destroyed. * /The man went to the dogs after he started drinking./ * /After the death of the owner, the business went to the dogs./ * /The team went to the dogs when its best players got hurt./ Compare: GO TO POT.
GO TO THE DOGS
Meaning of GO TO THE DOGS in English
Slang English vocab. Английский сленговый словарь. 2012