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词汇 up-the-spout
释义

up the spout


idiomUKinformal
wasted, spoiled, or not working correctly: 浪费掉的;毁掉的,毁坏的
He said the decision meant that nearly £3m of shareholders' money was up the spout.
Peter lost his job so that was our holiday plans up the spout.彼得丢了工作,我们的度假计划也因此泡汤了。
When we moved in the heating didn't work, the ceiling leaked and the plumbing was up the spout.
pregnant: 怀孕
She's up the spout, but she won't say who the father is.
He hated Jim for getting his daughter up the spout.
Synonyms
have a bun in the ovenold-fashionedhumorous
up the duff
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

In bad condition
battered
battle-scarred
be on the skidsidiom
beat someone up
blasted
have seen better daysidiom
hors de combat
impaired
in decay
in good, bad, etc. repairidiom
ruined
run someone/something down
sad
scarred
scuffed
the worse for wearidiom
well worn
worm-eaten
worn out
worse

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