How to Pronounce "go to pot"
expression
GOH-tuh-POT
goh-TOO-pot
Definition
If something goes to pot, it becomes worse, falls into ruin, or is badly maintained. This phrase is informal and often describes things that used to be good but have declined.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈɡoʊ/ /ˈtu/, /tə/, /tɪ/ /ˈpɑt
British English
ɡˈəʊ/ /tˈuː/ /pˈɒt
Simplified Pronunciation
US
GOH-tuh-POT
UK
goh-TOO-pot
Listen in Context
If you don't fix the roof, the house will go to pot.
After he retired, the garden started to go to pot.
Their business began to go to pot after the manager left.
Ever since budget cuts, public services have really gone to pot.