What does “Go south” mean?

Go south

Meaning: To go wrong, fail, or become worse.

Irse al sur

Significado: Ir mal, fracasar o empeorar.

Ir para o sul

Significado: Dar errado, fracassar ou piorar.

Aller vers le sud

Signification: Mal tourner, échouer ou empirer.

Schiefgehen

Bedeutung: Schiefgehen, fehlschlagen oder schlechter werden.

Andare a sud

Significato: Andare storto, fallire o peggiorare.

Kötüye gitmek

Anlam: Kötüye gitmek, başarısız olmak veya daha da kötüleşmek.

走下坡路

意思: 出错、失败或恶化。

悪化する

意味: うまくいかなくなる、失敗する、または悪化すること。

악화되다

의미: 잘못되거나, 실패하거나, 더 나빠지는 것.

Dialogue

19:30:10 - How's the project going?

19:30:13 - Not great. Things started to go south when we lost our main investor.

19:30:16 - That's tough. Is there a backup plan?

19:30:19 - We're working on one, but it's risky.

21:45:30 - What happened to your trip plans?

21:45:33 - They went south when we realized our passports had expired.

21:45:36 - Oh no! So you couldn't go?

21:45:39 - No, we had to cancel everything.

20:15:55 - The meeting started well, but then it went south.

20:15:58 - What happened?

20:16:01 - We disagreed on the budget, and the client got upset.

20:16:04 - That's never good.

23:50:45 - Everything was fine until we got to the airport.

23:50:48 - What went south?

23:50:51 - Our flight was canceled, and there were no other options.

23:50:54 - That's such bad luck.