Take a turn for the worse idiom verb phrase
To worsen over time.
We need to think up some ways to save Jane. Her condition is taking a turn for the worse with every second pass by.
Everything took a turn for the worse in a blink of an eye.
Used to talk about a situation which begins to worsen
To destroy one's plans or ideas, often by doing something better than them
To do something difficult.
To weaken or demoralize one.
The verb "take" should be conjugated according to its tense.
Used to allude that the last force, problem or burden which is seemingly minor and small causes a person, system or organisation to collapse or fail
Her husband's violent act last night was the straw that broke the donkey's back and she left him