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down the tubes

down the tubes prepositional phrase: synonym of down the toilet: wasted; irretrievable.

Prepositional phrase

  1. (euphemistic, idiomatic) Synonym of down the toilet: wasted; irretrievable.
    Synonyms:
    down the toilet

down the tubes meaning in Bengali

down the tubes in Bengali

নষ্ট, অ পুনরুদ্ধারযোগ্য

Synonyms of down the tubes

Forms of down the tubes

alternative formdown the tube

Words formed from down the tubes

Questions about down the tubes

What does down the tubes mean?
Down the tubes means synonym of down the toilet: wasted; irretrievable.
What is down the tubes in Bengali?
Down the tubes in Bengali is নষ্ট, অ পুনরুদ্ধারযোগ্য. See Down the tubes meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is down the tubes?
Down the tubes is a prepositional phrase.

Words near down the tubes in the dictionary

  1. down the road, not across the street
  2. down the shitter
  3. down the toilet
  4. down the track
  5. down the tube
  6. down the tubes
  7. down the way
  8. down the wind
  9. down there
  10. down time
  11. down times

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