to go into a nose-dive

  • 11nose — See: COUNT HEADS or COUNT NOSES, CUT OFF ONE S NOSE TO SPITE ONE S FACE, FOLLOW ONE S NOSE, GO INTO A TAIL SPIN or GO INTO A NOSE DIVE, HARD NOSED, KEEP ONE S NOSE CLEAN, KEEP ONE S NOSE TO THE GRINDSTONE, LEAD BY THE NOSE, LOOK DOWN ONE S NOSE… …

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  • 12nose — See: COUNT HEADS or COUNT NOSES, CUT OFF ONE S NOSE TO SPITE ONE S FACE, FOLLOW ONE S NOSE, GO INTO A TAIL SPIN or GO INTO A NOSE DIVE, HARD NOSED, KEEP ONE S NOSE CLEAN, KEEP ONE S NOSE TO THE GRINDSTONE, LEAD BY THE NOSE, LOOK DOWN ONE S NOSE… …

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  • 13nose — See: count heads or count noses, cut off one s nose to spite one s face, follow one s nose, go into a tail spin or go into a nose dive, hard nosed, keep one s nose clean, keep one s nose to the grindstone, lead by the nose, look down one s nose… …

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  • 14dive — See: GO INTO A TAIL SPIN or GO INTO A NOSE DIVE …

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  • 15dive — See: GO INTO A TAIL SPIN or GO INTO A NOSE DIVE …

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  • 16dive — See: go into a tailspin or go into a nose dive …

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  • 17dive — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. plunge, dip, swoop; nosedive, power dive; slang, honky tonk. See descent, drinking. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A sudden motion downward] Syn. plunge, leap, spring, nosedive, headlong leap, headlong jump,… …

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  • 18dive — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 of an aircraft ADJECTIVE ▪ steep, vertical ▪ gentle, shallow ▪ spiral VERB + DIVE ▪ …

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  • 19go into a tailspin — or[go into a nose dive] {v. phr.}, {informal} To fall or go down badly; collapse; give up trying. * /The team went into a tailspin after their captain was hurt, and they were badly beaten./ 2. {informal} To become very anxious, confused, or… …

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  • 20go into a tailspin — or[go into a nose dive] {v. phr.}, {informal} To fall or go down badly; collapse; give up trying. * /The team went into a tailspin after their captain was hurt, and they were badly beaten./ 2. {informal} To become very anxious, confused, or… …

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