"down the tubes" meaning in English

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Prepositional phrase

Audio: en-au-down the tubes.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=down the tubes}} down the tubes, {{en-prep phrase|down the tubes}} down the tubes
  1. (idiomatic, euphemistic) Synonym of down the toilet: wasted; irretrievable. Tags: euphemistic, idiomatic Synonyms: down the toilet [synonym, synonym-of], down the tube Derived forms: go down the tubes
    Sense id: en-down_the_tubes-en-prep_phrase-hOw2-3ab Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English euphemisms

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