go down the tubes
go down the tubes · goes down the tubes · went down the tubes · gone down the tubes · going down the tubes
Synonym of go down the toilet: to failSynonym of go down the toilet: to fail; to degenerate rapidly.
Meaning
1 senses(US, euphemistic, idiomatic)Synonym of go down the toilet: to fail; to degenerate rapidly.
The entire plan went down the tubes when they found they couldn't get strawberries in December.
Forms
goes down the tubes, going down the tubes, went down the tubes, gone down the tubes| Base form | go down the tubes · to go down the tubes |
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| 3rd person singular | goes down the tubes |
| Present participle | going down the tubes |
| Past simple | went down the tubes |
| Past participle | gone down the tubes |
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