* to go like a turd down the ditch
Expression used here and there by popular use
This very visual expression is said of someone who goes aimlessly and acts without their own will.
"Anem com cagalló per sèquia: a ell l’acaben d’operar, en José Mari beu més que mai i no tenim ni un duro. "
"We're going like a turd down the ditch: he's just had surgery, José Mari is drinking more than ever, and we don't have a penny."