Mislukking - Deterioration
Ontdek hoe Engelse uitdrukkingen zoals "on the ropes" en "fan the flames" verband houden met achteruitgang in het Engels.
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to intensify a disagreement or argument

olie op het vuur gooien, een gespannen situatie verder laten escaleren
to worsen a bad situation by doing or saying something hurtful or disrespectful, in addition to the harm that has already been caused

zout in de wond strooien, het nog erger maken
to worsen a bad, unpleasant, or dangerous situation for someone or something

olie op het vuur gooien, de boel opstoken
to rapidly and irreversibly deteriorate or decline in a manner that is likely to result in a bad outcome or failure

helemaal bergaf gaan, snel achteruitgaan
to deteriorate or decline significantly

achteruitgaan, verpauperen
to be in a very poor condition, particularly compared to the past

in slechte staat, er slecht aan toe
to unintentionally do something that harms oneself or one's own interests

zichzelf in de vingers snijden, zichzelf benadelen
a situation in which one gets affected by two unpleasant or unfortunate events that happen at once

dubbele klap, dubbele pech
in a very poor condition or near the end of their lifespan or usefulness

op zijn laatste benen, bijna versleten
very likely to be defeated or completely fail

op het punt te verliezen, in het nauw
used when one moves from a bad situation into a worse one

van de regen in de drup, van kwaad tot erger
used to describe someone who is really tired after an exhaustive physical activity

helemaal uitgeput, bekaf
used to indicate that a situation is about to become tense, difficult, or critical

het wordt menens, de spanning loopt op
to suddenly and completely stop, often in a dramatic or unexpected manner, implying a sense of frustration, disappointment, or failure

volledig stilvallen, plots vastlopen
a situation, organization, or plan that seems likely to fail
to suddenly become worse
to barely keep a situation from falling apart
to become increasingly worse
to suddenly become much worse
to exhaust or harm oneself by working or training too hard
to seem to lose progress or move away from improvement
to slowly come to a complete stop after gradually losing speed or power

geleidelijk stilvallen, langzaam tot stilstand komen
to become ruined or destroyed, often due to a person's own actions or neglect

naar de knoppen gaan, ten onder gaan
