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词组 go down the tube/tubes
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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
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  • 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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  • shoo off
  • shoot
  • shoot a line
  • shoot a place up
  • shoot blanks
  • shoot bolt
  • shoot cookies
  • shoot daggers at (one)
  • shoot down
  • shoot down in flames
  • shoot down, to
  • shoot 'em up
  • shooter
  • shoot first, ask questions later
  • shoot for
  • shoot for (something)
  • shoot for the moon
  • shoot for the sky
  • shoot for the stars
  • shoot from the hip
  • shoot full of holes
  • shoot hoops
  • shooting iron
  • shoot in the foot
  • shoot it out

 

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