everything one touches turns to shit in English

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    {
      "word": "everything one touches turns to gold"
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        "Everything someone uses or does fails or becomes worse."
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        "(idiomatic, vulgar, derogatory) Everything someone uses or does fails or becomes worse."
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          "word": "fail"
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          "word": "go to shit"
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          "word": "go to the dogs"
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  "word": "everything one touches turns to shit"
}

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    {
      "word": "everything one touches turns to gold"
    }
  ],
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        "(idiomatic, vulgar, derogatory) Everything someone uses or does fails or becomes worse."
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    {
      "word": "go to the dogs"
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  "word": "everything one touches turns to shit"
}

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"everything one touches turns to shit" meaning in English

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