词汇 | up-the-spout |
释义 | up the spoutidiomUKinformal 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 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 You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Obstetrics: pregnancy |
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