downhill

[US]/daʊn'hɪl/
[UK]/ˌdaʊn'hɪl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adv. going or sloping downwards; getting worse
adj. sloping downwards; easy
n. a downward slope or descent

Phrases & Collocations

go downhill

downhill skiing

downhill bike

downhill race

downhill slope

downhill trail

Example Sentences

the downhill road to delinquency.

the world downhill champion.

the downhill ski circuit.

the route is downhill for part of the way.

the business is going downhill fast.

You can coast downhill on a bicycle.

Is Western society going downhill?

The alcoholic's health went downhill fast.

took unholy risks to win the downhill race.

It’s all downhill from here. We’ll soon be finished.

skiing in the Rockies is a pleasant mix of downhill and cross-country.

two-nil up—it should have been downhill all the way .

The hardest part of the task is over and the rest is downhill.

The downhill racer edged her opponent out on the middle stretch.

This restaurant has definitely gone downhill since I last came here.

You are looking at the annual downhill cowboy skiing competition that involves slalom and lassoing skills.

Six-character numeric passwords are dismayingly common, and the examples only go downhill from there.

Heading away from the mountains, I soon found an easier path leading downhill to the village.

I took on far too much work and after that it was downhill all the way for my health.

Real-world Examples

Yes. I'm afraid it's a little bit downhill from now on.

Source: CNN Fashion English Selection

It means it's all downhill to the weekend.

Source: BBC Authentic English

In this way it led them on, slightly downhill.

Source: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

But it's not all downhill for women in leadership.

Source: VOA Standard English_Americas

He slung his bag around him and we were off downhill.

Source: Call Me by Your Name

Walking from the south to the north pole is essentially all downhill!

Source: Crash Course Astronomy

Firefighters say strong wind gusts are pushing the flames downhill through canyons.

Source: AP Listening December 2019 Collection

The passages are cut so that the water continually runs slightly downhill.

Source: Human Planet

Yes, it's true – and your week is definitely going to be all downhill.

Source: BBC Authentic English

Hey, Linda. Did Alex like downhill skiing?

Source: Airborne English: Everyone speaks English.

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