go down the pan
go down the pan · goes down the pan · went down the pan · gone down the pan · going down the pan
Synonym of go down the toilet: to failSynonym of go down the toilet: to fail; to degenerate rapidly.
» Cornbread goes well in cupcake pans.
Maisbrot lässt sich gut in Cupcake-Formen machen. — Esperantostern
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1 senses(UK, euphemistic, idiomatic)Synonym of go down the toilet: to fail; to degenerate rapidly.
The project would seriously go down the pan if Mrs. Foster weren't here to keep it on the straight and narrow.
Examples
2 sentencesCornbread goes well in cupcake pans.
deMaisbrot lässt sich gut in Cupcake-Formen machen. — Esperantostern
"How is it going?" "Out of the frying pan, into the fire."
de„Wie läuft’s?“ – „Wie vom Regen in die Traufe.“ — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Forms
goes down the pan, going down the pan, went down the pan, gone down the pan| Base form | go down the pan · to go down the pan |
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| 3rd person singular | goes down the pan |
| Present participle | going down the pan |
| Past simple | went down the pan |
| Past participle | gone down the pan |
irregular · Lesson
Synonyms
1 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle