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Definition of downhill adverb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

downhill

adverb
 
/ˌdaʊnˈhɪl/
 
/ˌdaʊnˈhɪl/
Idioms
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  1. towards the bottom of a hill; in a direction that goes down
    • to run/walk/cycle downhill
    opposite uphill
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryDownhill is used with these verbs:
    • slide
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Idioms
go downhill
  1. to get worse in quality, health, etc. synonym deteriorate
    • Their marriage went downhill after the first child was born.
    • He’s been going slowly downhill since he came out of hospital.
See downhill in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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