in the toilet

in the toilet

In a miserable, pitiful, or very unfortunate condition. I just can't find work with the economy in the toilet like this.
See also: toilet
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • go to the toilet
  • library
  • use the toilet
  • worship the porcelain god
  • hug the throne
  • enamel
  • praise the porcelain god
  • pray to the enamel god
  • pray to the porcelain god
  • hug the porcelain goddess
References in periodicals archive
* A refill tube that replaces water in the toilet bowl after it has been flushed also squirts a small stream of water through the overflow tube while the bowl is flushing.
Toilet plumbing
There were also allegations of cocaine being sold from behind the bar and a person being raped in the toilets.
Council revokes bar's licence after 'numerous complaints'
I did meet Richard Arnold in the toilets at The Ivy restaurant last year - no not like that, Fiona!
Your Shout
Yobs have smashed his games machine and windows, stolen the till, cigarette machine, barrels from the cellar, large spirit bottles from the bar and wreaked havoc in the toilets.
Crime-hit landlord quits after a month
Kevin's Bar has proposed a monitor be installed behind the bar hooked up to the building's 20 CCTV cameras so staff can keep a watchful eye on all areas of the premises, except in the toilets.
Ms Harris said the new TV monitor behind the bar would allow staff to see throughout the premises at all times, apart from in the toilets.
'Rowdy' pub plans to keep a watchful eye on customers