decline

• Frayed at the edges

  Showing signs of wear, exhaustion, or decline, often indicating that something is losing its quality or ability to cope.

• Going from bad to worse

  To deteriorate or decline into an even more unfavorable, difficult, or undesirable situation.

• Grinding to a halt

  To gradually slow down and stop, often with difficulty or a sense of friction.

• Go from bad to worse

  To move from an already poor or difficult situation to an even more undesirable one.

• On one's last legs

  Close to collapse, exhaustion, or the end of its usefulness or existence.