"down the pan" meaning in English

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Prepositional phrase

Audio: en-au-down the pan.ogg [Australia]
Etymology: From the former use of pan as a synonym of chamber pot. Etymology templates: {{m|en|pan}} pan, {{m|en|chamber pot}} chamber pot Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} down the pan, {{en-prep phrase}} down the pan
  1. (idiomatic, UK slang) Synonym of down the toilet: wasted; irretrievable. Tags: UK, idiomatic, slang Synonyms: down the toilet [synonym, synonym-of] Derived forms: go down the pan
    Sense id: en-down_the_pan-en-prep_phrase-hOw2-3ab Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header

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