Meaning of go down the tubes | Babel Free
Definitions
Synonym of go down the toilet: to fail; to degenerate rapidly.
US, euphemistic, idiomatic
Examples
“The entire plan⟳ went down the tubes when they found they couldn't get⟳ strawberries in December.”
“Meanwhile, Susan's own⟳ workplace shut⟳ down, and she found herself "on the street with no job and a two-year-old kid. I was trying my damndest and I was going right down the tubes."”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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