"Head south" nghĩa là gì?

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"Head/go south" = hướng về phía nam -> việc gì đó bắt đầu thất bại hoặc trở nên tệ hơn. Cụm từ này bắt nguồn từ thị trường chứng khoán, vì phía nam luôn nằm bên dưới nên khi "head south" thì có nghĩa giá đang đi xuống.

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The project proceeded (bắt đầu) well for the first two months, but then it headed south.

When you stop investing, things go south: Couples navigating (lái) long-distance relationships understand this concept well and quickly discover that they need to work extra hard to keep the connection between them strong. Relationships need constant investment. When we don’t see or interact (tương tác) with each other often enough, things usually go south.

According to Campbell, the event that leads to a liquidity (thanh toán bằng tiền mặt) crisis isn't something you immediately see, but if you look at the performance of gold or gold and China, that's the relief valve (van). “When things don't look good or trade talks start to go south, the logic of the market is telling you that is a position which will do well,” he said.

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