GO UNDERの意味、（事業などが）失敗する、倒産する

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2011.02.01

Picture a drowning man slipping below the surface of the water for the last time and you'll have a rather haunting image of the kind of situation today's expression is meant to describe.

Today's LessonCATEGORY: イディオム
GO UNDER   （事業などが）失敗する、倒産する

Explanation

  • In business, to go under is to fail or go bankrupt.
  • ビジネスにおいて、go under と言うと、失敗する、倒産する、という意味になります。

GO UNDER

examples

  1. This is our 5th straight quarter in the red. If business doesn't pick up soon, we might just go under.
  2. Thousands of companies go under each year because they don't have a usable business plan.
  3. Had it not been for Martha's strong leadership during the crisis, the organization would surely have gone under.

英会話レッスンMuch success to you today!