take a turn for the worse

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take a turn for the worse

(idiomatic) To start to become worse; to worsen.
- 2011 September 24, Aled Williams, “Chelsea 4 - 1 Swansea”, in BBC Sport‎:
  But Torres's afternoon was to take a turn for the worse for a second week in succession as he was shown a straight red card by referee Mike Dean for a two-footed challenge on Gower.

Antonyms

take a turn for the better

Translations

start to become worse

Chinese:
Mandarin: 惡化 (zh), 恶化 (zh) (èhuà)
Finnish: tapahtua käänne pahempaan päin

Italian: prendere una brutta piega
Portuguese: mudar para pior
Russian: ухудша́ться (ru) impf (uxudšátʹsja), уху́дшиться (ru) pf (uxúdšitʹsja)

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