Go under

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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

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