down the toilet

English

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Prepositional phrase

down the toilet

1. (idiomatic) Into a state of collapse or failure: wasted, squandered; irretrievable.

   Well, their reputation is down the toilet.

Synonyms

• down the drain; down the tube, down the tubes (US); down the khazi, down the pan (UK); down the cludgie (Scotland)

Derived terms

• go down the toilet

Related terms

• in the toilet

Translations

wasted, squandered; irretrievable

• Czech: nazmar
• Finnish: kankkulan kaivoon (idiomatic)
• Portuguese: ralo abaixo
• Russian: псу под хво́ст (psu pod xvóst) (under the dog's tail), коту́ под хво́ст (ru) (kotú pod xvóst) (under the cat's tail)

See also

• circle the drain