The cow seemed to be trying to go downhill but for some reason it could not.

NPR: Excerpt: 'Lost in Uttar Pradesh'

Instead of helping her, the monk impregnates her, and things go downhill from there.

NEWYORKER: Goya's Ghosts

Moreover, if charter schools go downhill they can usually be closed more easily than traditional schools.

ECONOMIST: Education

The opening sequence, of the adulterous couple in bed, is naked theatre, and things only go downhill from there.

NEWYORKER: Tuesday, After Christmas

His Jumptheshark.com site catalogs when popular TV shows have "jumped the shark"--that is, the moment they start to go downhill.

FORBES: Shark Attack

Then things can start to go downhill.

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Downhill is how these things go.

WSJ: Rivera's So-Called Retirement

Svindal, the downhill winner, saw his chances go when he straddled a gate in the mid-section of a treacherous course, while Kostelic was disappointed he could not capitalize on a storming earlier run in the downhill.

CNN: Ligety claims second gold as U.S. tops medals table

"I think most fans would like to see him go too now, it's going rapidly downhill, " said Gibson.

BBC: O'Leary has left Villa with immediate effect

The electronic resistance is driven by your iPhone or tablet during a ride, you can go from hammering up a 15% grade to coasting downhill, instantaneously.

ENGADGET: Wahoo KICKR Power Trainer lets iPhone cyclists feel the simulated burn (video)