go down the tube/tubes

go down the tubes

1. To be ruined or destroyed; to be caused to fail completely. My father's company is going down the tubes because of the incompetent new CEO.

2. To be squandered; to be wastefully used up or discarded. All of our savings have gone down the tubes ever since Jack had his little gambling spree in Las Vegas.

See also: down, go, tube

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

go down the ˈtube/ˈtubes

(informal) (of a plan, company, situation, etc.) fail: The education system is going down the tubes.

See also: down, go, tube

Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

go down the tube

verb

See go down the tubes

See also: down, go, tube

go down the tube(s)

and go down the chute

in. to fail totally; to be ruined. I tried, but it all went down the tube. All my plans just went down the chute.

See also: down, go, tube

McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions

See also:

cook the books
cue
(right) on cue
cook the accounts
a/the fish rots from the head down
a/the fish stinks from the head down
be in the right spot at the right time
be had up (for something)
thick on the ground
thick/thin on the ground

词组	go down the tube/tubes
释义	go down the tube/tubes go down the tubes 1. To be ruined or destroyed; to be caused to fail completely. My father's company is going down the tubes because of the incompetent new CEO. 2. To be squandered; to be wastefully used up or discarded. All of our savings have gone down the tubes ever since Jack had his little gambling spree in Las Vegas. See also: down, go, tube Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. go down the ˈtube/ˈtubes (informal) (of a plan, company, situation, etc.) fail: The education system is going down the tubes. See also: down, go, tube Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary go down the tube verb See go down the tubes See also: down, go, tube go down the tube(s) and go down the chute in. to fail totally; to be ruined. I tried, but it all went down the tube. All my plans just went down the chute. See also: down, go, tube McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions See also: cook the books cue (right) on cue cook the accounts a/the fish rots from the head down a/the fish stinks from the head down be in the right spot at the right time be had up (for something) thick on the ground thick/thin on the ground
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