Go To The Bad

B1 16+

Pronunciation: /ɡoʊ tuː ðə bæd/

Definitions of go to the bad

verb to deteriorate or become morally corrupt

Example Sentences

A1 I heard that some people go to the bad when they start hanging out with the wrong crowd.

A2 She used to be a good student, but recently she has started to go to the bad and skip classes.

B1 The company's reputation started to go to the bad after the scandal was exposed.

B2 If you continue to make poor financial decisions, your credit score will go to the bad.

C1 The politician's career went to the bad after being involved in a corruption scandal.

C2 Despite his initial success, his business eventually went to the bad due to mismanagement.

preposition indicating movement or direction towards a negative outcome

Example Sentences

A1 I don't want to go to the bad neighborhood.

A2 She warned him not to go to the bad part of town.

B1 It's best to avoid going to the bad side of the city at night.

B2 The tourist got lost and accidentally ended up going to the bad area of the city.

C1 Despite the warnings, he decided to go to the bad part of town to see it for himself.

C2 After living in the city for years, she knew which areas were safe and which ones to avoid going to the bad.

Examples of go to the bad in a Sentence

formal The company's reputation started to go to the bad after the scandal broke out.

informal His behavior is really starting to go to the bad lately.

slang She used to be so reliable, but now she's really gone to the bad.

figurative When trust is broken, it can cause relationships to go to the bad.

Grammatical Forms of go to the bad

past tense

went to the bad

plural

go to the bad

comparative

more likely to go to the bad

superlative

most likely to go to the bad

present tense

go to the bad

future tense

will go to the bad

perfect tense

have gone to the bad

continuous tense

going to the bad

singular

goes to the bad

positive degree

go to the bad

infinitive

to go to the bad

gerund

going to the bad

participle

gone to the bad

Origin and Evolution of go to the bad

First Known Use: 1300 year
Language of Origin: Middle English, Old English, Old Norse
Story behind the word: The phrase 'go to the bad' originated from Middle English and was influenced by Old English and Old Norse languages.
Evolution of the word: Originally used to describe something or someone becoming morally corrupt or deteriorating in quality, the phrase 'go to the bad' has evolved to also mean going to ruin or deteriorating in a general sense.