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Description
Phrasal verb: Go under
Spanish translation: hundirse, fracasar, desaparecer, naufragar, irse a pique
Definition: To fail to prosper and to close down, like a business that fails, like a boat that sinks in the water
Used in sentences:
1. The business went under during the pandemic.
2. If we don’t invest, the project is going to go under.
3. If we go under, we won’t be able to pay everyone back.
Related words or phrases: go bankrupt, go broke, go belly up, sink