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go down the tubes

go down the tubes verb: synonym of go down the toilet: to fail; to degenerate rapidly.

Verb

go down the tubes (third-person singular simple present goes down the tubes, present participle going down the tubes, simple past went down the tubes, past participle gone down the tubes)

  1. (US, euphemistic, idiomatic) Synonym of go down the toilet: to fail; to degenerate rapidly.
    • The entire plan went down the tubes when they found they couldn't get strawberries in December.
    • Meanwhile, Susan's own workplace shut down, and she found herself "on the street with no job and a two-year-old kid. I was trying my damndest and I was going right down the tubes."1990 February 4, Pam Mitchell, quoting Susan Moir, “Pro-Union And Queer”, in Gay Community News, volume 17, number 29, page 17

go down the tubes meaning in Bengali

go down the tubes in Bengali

ব্যর্থ হওয়া, দ্রুত অবনতি ঘটা

Synonyms of go down the tubes

Forms of go down the tubes

third-person singular presentgoes down the tubes
present participlegoing down the tubes
pastwent down the tubes
past participlegone down the tubes
alternative formgo down the tube

Questions about go down the tubes

What does go down the tubes mean?
Go down the tubes means synonym of go down the toilet: to fail; to degenerate rapidly.
What is go down the tubes in Bengali?
Go down the tubes in Bengali is ব্যর্থ হওয়া, দ্রুত অবনতি ঘটা. See Go down the tubes meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is go down the tubes?
Go down the tubes is a verb.
What is the past tense of go down the tubes?
The past tense of go down the tubes is went down the tubes.

Words near go down the tubes in the dictionary

  1. go down the khazi
  2. go down the pan
  3. go down the road
  4. go down the toilet
  5. go down the tube
  6. go down the tubes
  7. go down the wrong pipe
  8. go down the wrong throat
  9. go down the wrong way
  10. go down with
  11. go downhill

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