went downtown

Headed to city

Went downtown describes going to a city's central business or commercial district: I went downtown to pick up some paperwork.

In slang, it means performing oral sex: She went downtown on him.

The phrase can also describe something going wrong or failing dramatically: The whole deal went downtown when the financing fell through.

Related

city · curb · metro area · headed · traffic · shopping · window shopping · grabbed a bite · drove · parking garage · center · strolled · hit the streets · taxi · wandered · subway · rush hour · explored

Opposites
movement vs. stasis

went downtownstayed in

Didn't go out

stayed put

Family

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G