heading south
Traveling toward warmth
Heading south means traveling in a southerly direction: We're heading south on the interstate.
Figuratively, it describes decline or deterioration—things going wrong or getting worse: The economy is heading south, Our relationship started heading south after that argument.
The figurative sense draws from maps where south is down.
Rapid escape from danger
- relocatingChanging one's residence
- expatriateOne living abroad permanently
- exodusMass departure from somewhere
- getting awayDeparting, often hurriedly
disappearing · running off · skipping town · laying low · starting over · warm weather · retirement · snowbird
Plural of goose
- birdsEgg-laying flying vertebrates
- monarchsRulers with crowns
- whalesMassive marine mammals
- caribouNorth American arctic deer
flyway · wintering · seasonal · flock · instinct · navigation · equator · tropics
Economic decline period
- slumpExtended period of decline
- deteriorationProcess of declining quality
- worseningBecoming more severe
- recessionProlonged economic decline
weakening · contraction · depreciation · devaluation · nosedive · plummet · tanking · sliding
Heading toward the pole below
- latitudeGeographic or personal freedom
- hemisphereHalf of a ball
- equatorMidpoint circle of rotation
- tropicsWarm equatorial region
compass · meridian · down under · road trip · journey · expedition · voyage · caravan
fleeing
Rapid escape from danger
- relocatingChanging one's residence
- expatriateOne living abroad permanently
- exodusMass departure from somewhere
getting away · disappearing · running off · skipping town · laying low · starting over · warm weather · retirement · snowbird · wintering
geese
Plural of goose
caribou · flyway · wintering · seasonal · flock · instinct · navigation · equator · tropics · breeding grounds
downturn
Economic decline period
- slumpExtended period of decline
- deteriorationProcess of declining quality
- worseningBecoming more severe
recession · weakening · contraction · depreciation · devaluation · nosedive · plummet · tanking · sliding · dropping
southbound
Heading toward the pole below
- latitudeGeographic or personal freedom
- hemisphereHalf of a ball
- equatorMidpoint circle of rotation
tropics · compass · meridian · down under · road trip · journey · expedition · voyage · caravan · transit
heading southlooking up
Improving or skyward gazing
on the rise · improving · heading up · turning around · getting better
head, heading, headed, heads, header, headings, south, southern, southerly