go to seed
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or run to seed
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as in deteriorate
to become worse or of less value
They've really let the house go to seed and probably won't be able to sell it.
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as in decompose
to go through decomposition
When we returned from vacation, everything in our refrigerator had gone to seed.
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fall apart
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As muscles disappear and social hierarchies collapse, Jim embarks on a wild, campy quest to find a cure before his life falls apart completely.
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Things started to fall apart earlier this week, when the internet found out that Freddy had, in fact, been to America before.
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“Go to seed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/go%20to%20seed. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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