English / idiom
Down the Tube
MEANING IN ENGLISH
Completely wasted, ruined, lost, or spoiled.
In context
01
Months of delicate diplomatic negotiations went down the tube because of an arrogant and offensive public remark.
02
Without respectful collaboration, all of our hard work on the community center will go down the tube.
Synonyms
down the drain,completely ruined,squandered
Antonyms
saved,salvaged,flourishing
Collocations
go down the tube,flush down the tube,sent down the tube