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go under

To collapse or fail, e.g. by going bankrupt.
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In the crisis, the company was forced to reduce its costs in order to avoid going under.

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Submitted on July 07, 2010

Additional definitions for 'go under':

go underTo descend into a body of water; to founder.
go underTo be named; to call oneself.
go underTo enter a state of hypnosis.
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