down the tube in English

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  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
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        "Alternative form of down the tubes."
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  "word": "down the tube"
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    {
      "word": "go down the tube"
    }
  ],
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        "English prepositional phrases",
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      "glosses": [
        "Alternative form of down the tubes."
      ],
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"down the tube" meaning in English

Prepositional phrase