The team went into a tailspin after their captain was hurt, and they were badly beaten.
The man went into a tailspin after his wife died and he never got over it.
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
into a nose dive — See: oo INTO A TAIL SPIN or GO INTO A NOSE DIVE … Dictionary of American idioms
into a nose dive — See: oo INTO A TAIL SPIN or GO INTO A NOSE DIVE … Dictionary of American idioms
into\ a\ nose\ dive — See: go into a tail spin or go into a nose dive … Словарь американских идиом
go into a nose dive — See: GO INTO A TAIL SPIN … Dictionary of American idioms
go into a nose dive — See: GO INTO A TAIL SPIN … Dictionary of American idioms
nose dive — noun a steep nose down descent by an aircraft • Syn: ↑dive, ↑nosedive • Hypernyms: ↑descent • Hyponyms: ↑power dive * * * noun 1 … Useful english dictionary
nose dive — n. 1) (also fig.) to go into, take a nose dive (stocks took a nose dive) 2) to come out of a nose dive * * * take a nose dive (stocks took a nose dive) (also fig.) to go into to come out of a nose dive … Combinatory dictionary
nose-dive — v plunge, dive, swoop, jackknife, jump headlong or headfirst; pitch, lurch, fall headfirst, take a spill or a fall, tumble, stumble; drop, decline, descend, fall, go down; fall off, worsen, get worse, look bad, go into a tailspin … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
nose·dive — /ˈnoʊzˌdaıv/ noun, pl dives [count] 1 : a sudden sharp drop made by an airplane with its front end pointing toward the ground The plane went into a nosedive. 2 : a sudden sharp drop in price, value, condition, etc. The stock market took a… … Useful english dictionary
nose — See: COUNT HEADS or COUNT NOSES, CUT OFF ONE S NOSE TO SPITE ONE S FACE, FOLLOW ONE S NOSE, GO INTO A TAIL SPIN or GO INTO A NOSE DIVE, HARD NOSED, KEEP ONE S NOSE CLEAN, KEEP ONE S NOSE TO THE GRINDSTONE, LEAD BY THE NOSE, LOOK DOWN ONE S NOSE… … Dictionary of American idioms
