go down
Hello,

If anyone helps me with the expression below, it would be very much appreciated.

"If anybody goes down for this, it is you. You were driving."

What does it meany by 'goes down' here?

Thank you!

Question

go down
Hello,

If anyone helps me with the expression below, it would be very much appreciated.

"If anybody goes down for this, it is you. You were driving."

What does it meany by 'goes down' here?

Thank you!

Answer

It's an informal expression meaning 'be sent to prison'.

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Adding to the prior answers: at least in American usage, it can also mean, more generally, “receive the punishment” (which does not necessarily have to be prison).

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hi,  "goes down" in the sentence is a phrasal verb it means "to be put in prison".