"go down the toilet" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: en-au-go down the toilet.ogg Forms: goes down the toilet [present, singular, third-person], going down the toilet [participle, present], went down the toilet [past], gone down the toilet [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|go<goes,,went,gone> down the toilet}} go down the toilet (third-person singular simple present goes down the toilet, present participle going down the toilet, simple past went down the toilet, past participle gone down the toilet)
  1. (idiomatic, figurative) To fail. Tags: figuratively, idiomatic Synonyms (all senses): go down the drain, go down the plughole, go down the khazi, go down the pan [UK], go down the tubes, go down the tube [US], go to hell Related terms: go to the toilet, circle the drain, in the toilet
    Sense id: en-go_down_the_toilet-en-verb-RQbGaJ2m Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 82 12 5 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 82 12 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 88 7 5 Disambiguation of 'all senses': 45 28 27
  2. (idiomatic, figurative) To degenerate rapidly. Tags: figuratively, idiomatic Synonyms (to degenerate): go to seed, go to the dogs
    Sense id: en-go_down_the_toilet-en-verb-kc8axABr Disambiguation of 'to degenerate': 10 87 2
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see go, down, the, toilet.
    Sense id: en-go_down_the_toilet-en-verb-wLWxq2no

Inflected forms

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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "goes down the toilet",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "going down the toilet",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "went down the toilet",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gone down the toilet",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "go<goes,,went,gone> down the toilet"
      },
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      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "82 12 5",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "82 12 7",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "88 7 5",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To fail."
      ],
      "id": "en-go_down_the_toilet-en-verb-RQbGaJ2m",
      "links": [
        [
          "fail",
          "fail"
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      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(idiomatic, figurative) To fail."
      ],
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        {
          "_dis1": "57 17 26",
          "word": "go to the toilet"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "57 17 26",
          "word": "circle the drain"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "57 17 26",
          "word": "in the toilet"
        }
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "_dis1": "45 28 27",
          "sense": "all senses",
          "word": "go down the drain"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "45 28 27",
          "sense": "all senses",
          "word": "go down the plughole"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "45 28 27",
          "sense": "all senses",
          "word": "go down the khazi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "45 28 27",
          "sense": "all senses",
          "tags": [
            "UK"
          ],
          "word": "go down the pan"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "45 28 27",
          "sense": "all senses",
          "word": "go down the tubes"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "45 28 27",
          "sense": "all senses",
          "tags": [
            "US"
          ],
          "word": "go down the tube"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "45 28 27",
          "sense": "all senses",
          "word": "go to hell"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively",
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    },
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      "categories": [],
      "glosses": [
        "To degenerate rapidly."
      ],
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        [
          "degenerate",
          "degenerate"
        ],
        [
          "rapidly",
          "rapidly"
        ]
      ],
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        "(idiomatic, figurative) To degenerate rapidly."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "_dis1": "10 87 2",
          "sense": "to degenerate",
          "word": "go to seed"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "10 87 2",
          "sense": "to degenerate",
          "word": "go to the dogs"
        }
      ],
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        "figuratively",
        "idiomatic"
      ]
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        "Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see go, down, the, toilet."
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "go",
          "go#English"
        ],
        [
          "down",
          "down#English"
        ],
        [
          "the",
          "the#English"
        ],
        [
          "toilet",
          "toilet#English"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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    }
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  "word": "go down the toilet"
}

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    "English lemmas",
    "English multiword terms",
    "English verbs",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
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    {
      "form": "goes down the toilet",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "going down the toilet",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "went down the toilet",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gone down the toilet",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "go to the toilet"
    },
    {
      "word": "circle the drain"
    },
    {
      "word": "in the toilet"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English idioms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To fail."
      ],
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        [
          "fail",
          "fail"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(idiomatic, figurative) To fail."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively",
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English idioms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To degenerate rapidly."
      ],
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        [
          "degenerate",
          "degenerate"
        ],
        [
          "rapidly",
          "rapidly"
        ]
      ],
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        "(idiomatic, figurative) To degenerate rapidly."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively",
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    },
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        "Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see go, down, the, toilet."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "go",
          "go#English"
        ],
        [
          "down",
          "down#English"
        ],
        [
          "the",
          "the#English"
        ],
        [
          "toilet",
          "toilet#English"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "sense": "all senses",
      "word": "go down the drain"
    },
    {
      "sense": "all senses",
      "word": "go down the plughole"
    },
    {
      "sense": "all senses",
      "word": "go down the khazi"
    },
    {
      "sense": "all senses",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ],
      "word": "go down the pan"
    },
    {
      "sense": "all senses",
      "word": "go down the tubes"
    },
    {
      "sense": "all senses",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
      "word": "go down the tube"
    },
    {
      "sense": "all senses",
      "word": "go to hell"
    },
    {
      "sense": "to degenerate",
      "word": "go to seed"
    },
    {
      "sense": "to degenerate",
      "word": "go to the dogs"
    }
  ],
  "word": "go down the toilet"
}

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