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down the tubes
Prepositional phrase
euphemistic
idiomatic
Japanese Meaning
完全に無駄になる、回復不可能な状態になる / 取り返しのつかない結果になる / 浪費される、投資が水の泡になる
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(idiomatic, euphemistic) Synonym of down the toilet: wasted; irretrievable.
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down the tubes
After the factory fire, months of research and millions in funding went down the tubes.
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After the factory fire, months of research and millions in funding went down the tubes.
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