into the toilet

into the toilet

slang Into a state of total waste, failure, or ruination. My father's company is spiraling into the toilet because of the way the incompetent new CEO is running things. My dad once threw our entire life savings into the toilet betting on horses one weekend. The director's reputation will head straight into the toilet once these allegations come to light.
See also: toilet
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • into the gutter
  • into the shitter
  • into the dumper
  • in the gutter
  • dumper
  • in the dumper
  • in the shitter
  • shitter
  • toilet
  • down the toilet
References in periodicals archive
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Sometimes if the doors don't lock properly, they push into the toilet. They tell people not to go into the toilet because there's a gas bomb.
Flushing out the horrors which lurk in school toilets
They require consciousness of what's put into the toilet (No toxic chemicals, please!), some maintenance, well thought out siting and installation, and in many cases, electricity for operating fans and heaters.
Water-wise toilets. (energy & environment)