into the dumper
into the dumper
slang Into a state of total waste, failure, or ruination. My father's company is spiraling into the dumper because of the way the incompetent new CEO is running things. My dad once threw our entire life savings into the dumper betting on horses one weekend. The director's reputation will head straight into the dumper once these allegations come to light.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
into the dumper
into a bad or worse state or condition. North American informal 1991 Tucson Weekly J. Fife III peaked well before his run for governor…and has been sliding into the dumper ever since.
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Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
- dumper
- in the dumper
- into the toilet
- into the gutter
- into the shitter
- in the gutter
- in the shitter
- shitter
- down the drain
- toilet