sink like a stone
The idiom "sink like a stone" is often used to describe rapid decline or complete failure, either literally or figuratively.
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Definition
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(figurative, informal)To fail completely and quickly.
Example
- His new business idea sank like a stone when no investors showed interest.
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(literal, informal)To fall or plunge rapidly and heavily.
Example
- The rock sank like a stone to the bottom of the lake.
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(figurative, informal)To attract no support or interest.
Example
- Her proposal sank like a stone at the meeting, with no one backing it.
Similar
Terms that have similar or relatively close meanings to "sink like a stone":
go down like a lead zeppelinsuck undertake a divefall to the groundfall throughgo belly-upfall flat on one's facedead in the waterfall downsolid as a rock