词汇 | go-down-the-tubes |
释义 | go down the tubesidiom informal to fail completely: 彻底失败;完蛋 If business doesn't pick up soon, the company will go down the tubes.如果生意近期没有起色的话,公司将会倒闭。 to not work or happen as intended failWe tried our best, but ultimately the project failed. fall apartThings were going smoothly until we hired him, and now everything is falling apart. fall to piecesThe plan has potential, but unless we proceed carefully, it could fall to pieces. fall throughOur plans to visit fell through at the last minute. crackThe Liberal Party is cracking under the pressure of these allegations. Failing and doing badly abjectly at-risk backbencher balls (something) up be on your beam endsidiom blow (someone/something) up bomb egg flog flog a dead horseidiom flop flub flunk out founder mess running on emptyidiom sclerotic screw screw (something) up sign someone's death warrant |
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