go down

go down:    1. to be killed

   Formerly, by hanging, when you had to go up¹ first:

    The lasses and lads stood on the walls, crying 'Hughie the Graeme, thou'se ne're gae down.' (W. Scott, 1803)

   Now of being shot:

    All we're looking to do is pull the remains of the [SAS] team out before anyone else goes down. (Ryan, 1999)

   2. to go to prison

   See down. The usage may also refer to the descent to the cells from the dock:

    I often heard talk about criminals... If they got you, then you went down. (Simon, 1979)

   3. to crash

   Not just ceasing to be airborne:

    A plastic card in the seat pocket in front of me read: In case of an Emergency... 'Forget that, muffin. If we go down, we're history.' (Theroux, 1993)

   A plant crashing in the sea may be said to go in.

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Synonyms:

Descend / Be swallowed / Be received, be admitted, pass current, be swallowed / Fail, perish, be destroyed, come to nothing, come to nought

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