went to seed
Let itself go
Went to seed describes plants that have passed their prime growing stage and begun producing seeds rather than flowers or edible parts—becoming scraggly and unkempt in the process.
The phrase extends to people or places that have deteriorated from neglect: The old neighborhood has really gone to seed.
After retirement, he let himself go to seed.
- overgrownExcessively covered in vegetation
- boltedFastened or fled suddenly
- floweringProducing reproductive structures
- witheringDrying and declining
- neglectFailure to provide care
atrophy · dilapidation · decay · disrepair · left to rot · abandonment · degradation · stagnation · obsolescence · ruin · let go · let oneself go · erosion · dormancy · run-down · seen better days · germination · propagation
went to seedbloomed
Produced flowers
blossomed · peaked · ripened · matured · came of age
went to seedwell-maintained
Properly looked after
well-kept · cultivated · cared for · kept up · nurtured
went, seed, seeds, seeded, seeding, seeder, seeders, seedless, seedling