On the decline or In decline [Idiom] | Meaning with Examples
The phrase 'On the decline' or 'In decline' means 'becoming worse in condition' or 'becoming less in size, amount, number, etc.'
For example, if we say 'John's health is on the decline.', we actually mean that 'his health is getting/becoming worse than his previous (condition).
In simple words, if something is 'in decline' or 'on the decline', it is gradually decreasing in size, amount, number, importance, quality, power, etc.
Examples:
a) Nowadays, sales are on the decline due to the low income of the middle class.
b) Eating fish and meat are on the decline in our family.
c) His fame is in decline.
d) Drinking and smoking are on the decline in our village.
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