Flushed down the tubes In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "flushed down the tubes", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

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Meaning of Flushed down the tubes

Flushed down the tubes American British informal

The verb "flush" in this phrase can be replaced by "go".
 

Having totally failed
 

If our firm doesn't update the market trend, our business empire will flush down the tubes for the next few years.

The chairman flushed down the tubes in trying to persuade the committee to share his opinion.

The opposing parties flushed down the tubes in the general election.

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1. To fail completely

2. To become separated from something that was stuck to

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1. If you say that something dies a natural death, you mean that it fails, fades away, or no longer exists.

2. If you say that someone dies a natural death, you mean that he dies because of disease or old age.

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Grammar and Usage of Flushed down the tubes

Verb Forms

  • flushed down the tubes
  • flush down the tubes
  • flushes down the tubes
  • flushing down the tubes

The verb "flush" should be conjugated according to its tense.
 

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