English-German translations for jump the shark

• auf dem absteigenden Ast sein

Definition of jump the shark

• To undergo a storyline development which heralds a fundamental and generally disappointing change in direction
• To experience a decline in quality, appeal, popularity, etc

Examples

• Happy Days jumped the shark when Fonzie jumped over a shark on waterskis. - its not possible to use the origin of an idiom as an example of the idiom--

Related words

• jump the queue
• jump the gun
• tehdä ~) to jump the gun
• jump out of the frying pan and into the fire
• jump on the bandwagon
• after the jump
• go jump in the lake