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goes down the tube

goes down the tube is the third-person singular simple present indicative of go down the tube.

Meaning of go down the tube

Verb

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

  1. Synonym of go down the tubes: to fail; to degenerate rapidly.

Questions about goes down the tube

What is goes down the tube the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Goes down the tube is the third-person singular simple present indicative of go down the tube.

Words near goes down the tube in the dictionary

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

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