"go to smash" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: goes to smash [present, singular, third-person], going to smash [participle, present], went to smash [past], gone to smash [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|go<goes,,went,gone> to smash}} go to smash (third-person singular simple present goes to smash, present participle going to smash, simple past went to smash, past participle gone to smash)
  1. (slang, dated) To go to ruin; to fail disastrously. Tags: dated, slang Synonyms: smash
    Sense id: en-go_to_smash-en-verb-dc83~6lu Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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