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up the flume

up the flume prepositional phrase: done for; ruined; having come to grief.

Prepositional phrase

  1. done for; ruined; having come to grief

Questions about up the flume

What does up the flume mean?
Up the flume means done for; ruined; having come to grief.
What part of speech is up the flume?
Up the flume is a prepositional phrase.

Words near up the flume in the dictionary

  1. up the boohai
  2. up the country people
  3. up the creek
  4. up the creek without a paddle
  5. up the duff
  6. up the flume
  7. up the game
  8. up the gut
  9. up the kyte
  10. up the Oxo Tower
  11. up the pole

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