- go down the tube (or tubes)
- go down the tube (or tubes)informalbe completely lost or wasted; fail utterly.→ tube
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go down the tube (or tubes)
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down the tube — 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
go down the tube — ► go down the tube (or tubes) informal be completely lost or wasted; fail utterly. Main Entry: ↑tube … English terms dictionary
down the tube — or down the tubes phrasal into a state of collapse or deterioration … New Collegiate Dictionary
down the tube — phrasal : into a state of collapse, deterioration, or ruin I know what it means to see a crop go down the tubes B.S.Bergland … Useful english dictionary
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
go down the tube(s) — AND go down the chute in. to fail totally; to be ruined. □ The whole project is likely to go down the tubes. □ All my plans just went down the chute … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
down the tubes — phrasal see down the tube … New Collegiate Dictionary
the tube — UK US (also the Tube) noun [S] UK INFORMAL TRANSPORT ► the London Underground: the system of trains that run under the ground there: »Let s get the tube. »It s quickest to go by tube. »We decided to meet at Oxford Street tube station. ● … Financial and business terms
go down the tubes — ► go down the tube (or tubes) informal be completely lost or wasted; fail utterly. Main Entry: ↑tube … English terms dictionary
tube — ► NOUN 1) a long, hollow cylinder for conveying or holding liquids or gases. 2) a flexible metal or plastic container sealed at one end and having a cap at the other. 3) a hollow cylindrical organ or structure in an animal or plant. 4) Brit.… … English terms dictionary
