the rot sets in
the rot sets in
The situation deteriorates. When you start charging everything to credit cards, that's when the rot sets in, and you've dug a hole too big to get out of. It's clear that the management isn't trying to retain this as a viable business. The rot has set in for sure.
See also: rot, set
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
the rot sets in
a rapid succession of (usually unaccountable) failures begins.See also: rot, set
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
the rot sets ˈin
a situation starts to get worse: The rot really set in when the team’s best player left the club last year.See also: rot, set
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- if push comes to shove
- if/when push comes to shove
- push comes to shove, if
- push comes to shove, if/when
- when
- when push comes to shove
- a handle to (one's) name
- handle to one's name
- enter the lists
- enter the lists, to