go to seed

Related to go to seed: run to seed

go to seed

To look shabby, unhealthy, or unattractive due to a lack of care or attention. Wow, Tim's really started going to seed ever since he had kids. The house has gone to seed with those college kids living there.

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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

go to seed

1. and run to seed Lit. [for a plant] to grow long enough to produce seed; [for a plant] to spend its energy going to seed. The lettuce went to seed and we couldn't eat it. Plants like that ought not to be allowed to go to seed.

2. and run to seed Fig. [for a lawn or a plant] to produce seeds because it has not had proper care. You've got to mow the grass. It's going to seed. Don't let the lawn go to seed. It looks so—seedy!

3. Fig. [for something] to decline in looks, status, or utility due to lack of care. (The same as run to seed.) This old coat is going to seed. Have to get a new one. The front of the house is going to seed. Let's get it painted.

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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

go to seed

run to seed

1. If someone goes to seed or runs to seed, they allow themselves to become fat, unhealthy and unattractive as they get older. He was big and fleshy, like an athlete gone to seed. Once he had carried a lot of muscle but now he was running to seed.

2. If a place goes to seed or runs to seed, it becomes dirty and untidy because people stop taking care of it. The report painted a depressing picture of an America going to seed, its bridges and roads falling apart, its national parks neglected. When she died, the house went to seed. Note: When vegetables such as lettuce go to seed, they produce flowers and seeds, and are no longer fit to eat.

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Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.

go (or run) to seed

1 (of a plant) cease flowering as the seeds develop. 2 deteriorate in condition, strength, or efficiency.

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Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

go/run to ˈseed

(informal) (of a person) become untidy or dirty because you no longer care about your appearance, etc: I was very surprised when I saw her. She has really run to seed in the last few months.This idiom refers to the fact that when the flower in a plant dies, seeds are produced.

run to seed, to

To become old and decrepit. Plants that are allowed to set seed after flowering either become bitter to the taste (lettuce) or will not bloom as well the following year (daffodils, tulips). Henry Fielding used the term figuratively in an essay of 1740: “For Virtue itself by growing too exuberant and . . . by running to seed changes its very nature.”

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释义	go to seed Related to go to seed: run to seed go to seed To look shabby, unhealthy, or unattractive due to a lack of care or attention. Wow, Tim's really started going to seed ever since he had kids. The house has gone to seed with those college kids living there. See also: go, seed Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. go to seed 1. and run to seed Lit. [for a plant] to grow long enough to produce seed; [for a plant] to spend its energy going to seed. The lettuce went to seed and we couldn't eat it. Plants like that ought not to be allowed to go to seed. 2. and run to seed Fig. [for a lawn or a plant] to produce seeds because it has not had proper care. You've got to mow the grass. It's going to seed. Don't let the lawn go to seed. It looks so—seedy! 3. Fig. [for something] to decline in looks, status, or utility due to lack of care. (The same as run to seed.) This old coat is going to seed. Have to get a new one. The front of the house is going to seed. Let's get it painted. See also: go, seed McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. go to seed or run to seed 1. If someone goes to seed or runs to seed, they allow themselves to become fat, unhealthy and unattractive as they get older. He was big and fleshy, like an athlete gone to seed. Once he had carried a lot of muscle but now he was running to seed. 2. If a place goes to seed or runs to seed, it becomes dirty and untidy because people stop taking care of it. The report painted a depressing picture of an America going to seed, its bridges and roads falling apart, its national parks neglected. When she died, the house went to seed. Note: When vegetables such as lettuce go to seed, they produce flowers and seeds, and are no longer fit to eat. See also: go, seed Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. go (or run) to seed 1 (of a plant) cease flowering as the seeds develop. 2 deteriorate in condition, strength, or efficiency. See also: go, seed Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary go/run to ˈseed (informal) (of a person) become untidy or dirty because you no longer care about your appearance, etc: I was very surprised when I saw her. She has really run to seed in the last few months.This idiom refers to the fact that when the flower in a plant dies, seeds are produced. See also: go, run, seed Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary run to seed, to To become old and decrepit. Plants that are allowed to set seed after flowering either become bitter to the taste (lettuce) or will not bloom as well the following year (daffodils, tulips). Henry Fielding used the term figuratively in an essay of 1740: “For Virtue itself by growing too exuberant and . . . by running to seed changes its very nature.” See also: run The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer See also: go/run to seed run to seed, to run to seed grubbies grubby grub around in (something) be not much to look at not be much to look at hellpig down at the heels References in periodicals archive Additionally, grass that is cut short does not go to seed, reducing the amount of pollen in the air. The camp caretaker: a hidden treasure Find out more about Lynne at www.lynneallbutt.co.uk SAVE YOUR SEED As herbaceous plants and wild flowers start to go to seed now, try to collect that seed and use it to increase your flower power for next year. GREEN SCENE Both will go to seed - with luck new flowers will brighten the Any ivy will sap nutrients from the soil ASK DAVID; OUR EXPERT ANSWERS YOUR QUESTIONS If left to go to seed, it will reach 5 feet or higher, with seed stalks waving all over the place. Offering Swiss chard seeds In following some of her guidelines for a green manure crop, I tilled an area I want for more garden beds and planted buckwheat there with the intention of plowing it under too enrich the bed for next spring's crop, but she has some recipes for buckwheat cakes and breads that looked like I might enjoy, so I am seriously thinking of letting it go to seed and harvest the buckwheat. Carla Emery's Encyclopedia of Country Living Before you let them go to seed, encourage a second bloom on plants like calendula, coreopsis, and gloriosa daisy by dead-heading. Some flowers do all the work for you "May you vanquish every weed, Stay our own much-loved perennial, And never go to seed"' - Poet Pam Ayres in a tribute to Alan Titchmarsh on his 70th birthday. THEY SAID WHAT? Amaranth is a favourite in the veggie garden, too, and spinach left to go to seed will also be consumed. All creatures great and small; Youdon''t have to be an eco-warrior to be a Youdon''t have to be an eco-warrior to be a good wildlife gardener. Just leave things a little untidy to make your "dinner guests" welcome Keep pulling those weeds before they have a chance to go to seed. You will have fewer weeds next year if you keep them from going to seed now. Southern Interior If you've just planted, remember to let some go to seed next fall. Leek multiplication Midsummer is prime time for pulling and hoeing weeds before they have a chance to go to seed; this reduces the number of weeds sprouting next year. Southern interior
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