go down the tubes
idiom
informal
1
: to fail or become ruined
His health is going down the tubes.
2
: to be wasted or lost
All my hard work went down the tubes.
Examples of go down the tubes in a Sentence
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The problem is that weak ties go down the tubes, and those are the most predictive thing for innovation.
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Geoff Colvin, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2023
Without adequate recovery—easy days, sleep, downtime—training adaptations go down the tubes.
—Outside Online, 22 July 2020
Telehealth to 'go down the tubes'?
—Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY, 4 July 2020
Geoff Colvin, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2023
Without adequate recovery—easy days, sleep, downtime—training adaptations go down the tubes.
—Outside Online, 22 July 2020
Telehealth to 'go down the tubes'?
—Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY, 4 July 2020
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“Go down the tubes.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20down%20the%20tubes. Accessed 27 Apr. 2024.
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