2006-10-24 22:58:04 · 6 answers · asked by rose1 5 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
not necessary England....
The phrase seems to be a version of just 'going to hell', in the same sense as 'going to the dogs'. The 'in a handbasket' is an alliterative intensifier
2006-10-24 23:02:49 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know when it started but "going to the dogs" refers to the scraps of food that no one wanted to eat that were left for the dogs -- it was put aside as "going to the dogs".
2006-10-24 23:37:30 · answer #2 · answered by karlrogers2001 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I always thought it was a reference to greyhound racing, considered to be inferior to horseracing "The Sport of Kings".
Hence "Going to the Dogs" a lowering of standards.
2006-10-25 02:14:52 · answer #3 · answered by Vernix Lanugo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
From Millwall
2006-10-25 04:17:21 · answer #4 · answered by Sunseaandair 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
God Knows!
2006-10-27 09:47:47 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Blair!!!!
2006-10-24 23:05:48 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋