handbasketBrE /ˈhændbɑːskɪt/ NAmE /-bæs-/●go to the ˈdogs (NAmE alsogo to hell in a ˈhandbasket) (informal) (often used of a company, an organization, a country, etc.常用于指公司、组织、国家等) become less powerful, efficient, etc. than before败落;大不如前◆Many people think this country’s going to the dogs.许多人认为这个国家正走向衰落。