Our holiday plans went down the tube because of the train strike.
He's in danger of going down the tubes if he doesn't learn to get on with people at work.
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down the tubes — If something has gone down the tubes, it has failed or been ruined … The small dictionary of idiomes
down the tubes — ap In deep trouble or out of business. My English grade is down the tubes; I missed the final. 1950s … Historical dictionary of American slang
down the tubes — lost or gone, ruined, up the creek You have to advertise, or your business will go down the tubes … English idioms
down the tubes — (Slang) in trouble (as in She is down the tubes for missing her French test ) … English contemporary dictionary
down the tubes — If something has gone down the tubes, it has failed or been ruined. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
Down the tubes — If something has gone down the tubes, it has failed or been ruined … Dictionary of English idioms
down the tubes/flush/chute — adv ruined, abandoned, beyond hope. These are racier versions of down the drain , down the pan or down the toilet , heard in the USA since the late 1970s and in Britain since the early 1980s. Bright enough to realise he is going down the tubes,… … Contemporary slang
down the tubes — Meaning Wasted and unrecoverable. Origin The tubes are the pipework connected to a lavatory … Meaning and origin of phrases
down the tubes — phrasal see down the tube … New Collegiate Dictionary
down the tubes — adverb Into a state of collapse or failure. Syn: down the drain … Wiktionary
