走下坡路 (zǒu xià pō lù) — to go downhill, to be on the decline, to go from bad to worse

Definition

Examples

• 这家公司最近几年一直在走下坡路。
  Zhè jiā gōng sī zuì jìn jǐ nián yì zhí zài zǒu xià pō lù.
  This company has been going downhill in recent years.
• 他的事业走了下坡路，再也回不到从前了。
  Tā de shì yè zǒu le xià pō lù, zài yě huí bú dào cóng qián le.
  His career has gone downhill and can never return to what it was.
• 自从换了领导，这个项目就开始走下坡路了。
  Zì cóng huàn le lǐng dǎo, zhè ge xiàng mù jiù kāi shǐ zǒu xià pō lù le.
  Since the leadership changed, this project has started going downhill.