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go down the tubes
idiom 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。
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
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.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
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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