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get worse in English:

1. go downhill go downhill


In winter we used to go downhill on sledges.
They offered me a job as a temporary worker but I don't want to go downhill.

English word "get worse"(go downhill) occurs in sets:

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2. to become more severe or difficult to become more severe or difficult



English word "get worse"(to become more severe or difficult) occurs in sets:

Collocations with the verb "to get"

3. deteriorate deteriorate


relations between the countries had deteriorated sharply
When Father died, your situation deteriorated.
Ethel’s health has deteriorated.
She was taken into hospital last week when her condition suddenly deteriorated.
Do you need to deteriorate everything?
Pv arrays are easy to be deteriorated
If you store your photos as. jpegs the file will actually deteriorate every time you copy or resave it.
Driving skills deteriorate when you don't drive a car regularly
deteriorate = worsen = The economic situation could quickly deteriorate
rapidly deteriorate
Recently our financial situation has deteriorated slightly.
If you continue to eat too much junk food, your health will deteriorate
A person with meningitis can deteriorate very quickly. It is potentially very serious and needs immediate attention.
Buildings deteriorating. An example of deteriorate is a child's mood going from happy to crying.
Manmade objects deteriorate even when exposed to unpolluted rain, but acid rain accelerates the process.

4. opposite improve opposite improve



English word "get worse"(opposite improve) occurs in sets:

Travel and the environment