
To go down with the ship means to stay loyal to something or someone even when the situation is failing or ending badly.
This idiom comes from maritime tradition. In the past, a ship's captain was expected to remain on board during a disaster and share the fate of the vessel rather than escape before the passengers and crew.
This idiom comes from maritime tradition. In the past, a ship's captain was expected to remain on board during a disaster and share the fate of the vessel rather than escape before the passengers and crew.
Even when the company started collapsing, she said she would go down with the ship.
