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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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  • (right) on cue
  • cook the accounts
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  • be in the right spot at the right time
  • be had up (for something)
  • thick on the ground
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  • rub someone's nose in something
  • rub someone the wrong way
  • rub someone up the wrong way
  • rub someone’s nose in something
  • rub (something) (all) over (someone or something)
  • rub (something) into (something)
  • rub the fear of God into (one)
  • rub the wrong way
  • rub the wrong way, to
  • rub together
  • rub up
  • rub (up) against (someone or something)
  • rub up against (someone or something)
  • rub up on
  • rub with
  • ruby
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  • rub your hands
  • ruby slippers
  • ruck
  • ruckus
  • rude
  • rude awakening
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