"aller à vau-l'eau" meaning in French

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Verb

IPA: /a.le a vo.l‿o/, /a.le.ʁ‿a vo.l‿o/ Forms: aller à vau-l’eau [canonical]
Head templates: {{fr-verb|splithyph=1}} aller à vau-l’eau
  1. (intransitive) to go downhill, to go down the drain, to go awry, to go pear-shaped Tags: intransitive Synonyms: partir à vau-l'eau, partir à la dérive, partir en vrille, partir en sucette, partir en couille
    Sense id: en-aller_à_vau-l'eau-fr-verb-IB4CnwSI Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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        "(intransitive) to go downhill, to go down the drain, to go awry, to go pear-shaped"
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          "word": "partir à vau-l'eau"
        },
        {
          "word": "partir à la dérive"
        },
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        },
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        },
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