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Tim Bowen sheds some light on the origins and definition of the phrase to go to the dogs. According to the Macmillan English Dictionary, if a place or an organization isgoing to the dogs, it is not as good as it was in the past.

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Centaurea cyanus, commonly known as cornflower or bachelor's button, is an annual flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, native to Europe. In the past it often grew as a weed in cornfields, hence its name. Wikipedia

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矢車菊(cornflower)一般是淺柔的粉藍，巴黎的，卻明豔到近乎靛青。

這是以前在英國常買的花，清雅，廉宜，耐看，耐插。夏日窗邊擺上一瓶，好像把晴空搾汁，從桌面流入廳間。

矢車菊原生歐洲，原是雜草，和虞美人（poppy)一樣，經常長在麥田裡，cornflower的corn不是玉米，泛指穀類，意思是穀田中的花。但現在很難見到野生的，多是園藝栽培，花形碩大，色澤豔藍。