go under
verb
went under; gone under; going under; goes under
: to be overwhelmed, destroyed, or defeated : fail
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Del Mar’s residents and its City Council have advocated a tunnel under the fairgrounds as a way to avoid going under their city of less than 4,000 residents.
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Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Feb. 2025
Buehler had a career 3.02 ERA with 690 strikeouts in 630 innings before going under the knife for the second time in late 2022, so some teams could view this as a chance to lock in a front-line starter to a below-market long-term deal.
—Tim Britton, The Athletic, 12 Feb. 2025
The typical home that went under contract sat on the market for 54 days before an offer was accepted, the longest since March 2020 and a week longer than at the same time in 2023.
—Austin Denean, Baltimore Sun, 31 Jan. 2025
The property actually went under contract in December, but the sellers and buyers negotiated an agreement to ensure that the Johnson family could stay on the property for one final holiday season.
—Madeline Fitzgerald, Quartz, 22 Jan. 2025
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Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Feb. 2025
Buehler had a career 3.02 ERA with 690 strikeouts in 630 innings before going under the knife for the second time in late 2022, so some teams could view this as a chance to lock in a front-line starter to a below-market long-term deal.
—Tim Britton, The Athletic, 12 Feb. 2025
The typical home that went under contract sat on the market for 54 days before an offer was accepted, the longest since March 2020 and a week longer than at the same time in 2023.
—Austin Denean, Baltimore Sun, 31 Jan. 2025
The property actually went under contract in December, but the sellers and buyers negotiated an agreement to ensure that the Johnson family could stay on the property for one final holiday season.
—Madeline Fitzgerald, Quartz, 22 Jan. 2025
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“Go under.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20under. Accessed 19 Feb. 2025.
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