filer un mauvais coton

== French == === Alternative forms === filer du mauvais coton === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fi.le œ̃ mo.vɛ kɔ.tɔ̃/ === Verb === filer un mauvais coton (informal, figuratively) to go through a spell of poor health, to be coming down with something, to get in a bad way (informal, figuratively) to be headed for trouble, to be circling the drain, to go downhill