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To fail or degenerate rapidly.
The entire plan went down the tubes when they found they couldnt get strawberries in December.
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down the tubes — down the tube/tubes 1. if something goes down the tubes, it fails or disappears. Our holiday plans went down the tube because of the train strike. 2. if someone goes down the tubes, they fail. He s in danger of going down the tubes if he doesn t… … New idioms dictionary
down the tubes — If something has gone down the tubes, it has failed or been ruined … The small dictionary of idiomes
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 — 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
go down the tubes — INFORMAL ► to fail completely: »If sales don t get better soon, the company will go down the tubes. Main Entry: ↑the tube … Financial and business terms
go down the tubes — to fail or become much worse. His business is going down the tubes and he s about to lose his house. Prices are going up and the service is terrible everything s going down the tubes … New idioms dictionary
