go down the plughole

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go down the plughole (British & Australian informal)

if a plan or work goes down the plughole, it fails or is wasted I'll be so annoyed if all my hard work goes down the plughole just because he's too lazy to finish his bit in time.

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Johnson's political career will go down the plughole next May. BOJO'S JUST A BOZO by The Mirror (London, England) Of course, they all go down the plughole as soon as I reach for a towel, but while I'm in there, I'm a genius. DON'T PULL THE PLUG ON IDEAS by Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland) Byline: By Bill Jacobs and Sarah Knapton Scores of water firm jobs could go down the plughole because of Government red tape. Down the drain by Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England)			go below go berserk go beyond go blank go broke go by the board go by the book go by the name of Go chase yourself! go cold turkey go commando go crazy go deep go down a treat go down fighting go down for the third time go down in defeat go down in flames go down in history go down like a lead balloon go down like ninepins go down on knees go down that road go down the chute go down the line go down the plughole go down the tubes go down the wrong way go downhill go Dutch go easy go easy on go fifty-fifty Go figure Go figure! Go fly a kite! go for broke go for nothing go for the jugular go forward with go from bad to worse go from one extreme to the other go from rags to riches go from strength to strength Go fry an egg! go great guns go hand in hand go haywire go head to head go hell for leather go hog wild			go down a treat go down fighting go down for the third time go down in defeat go down in defeat go down in flames go down in history go down in the world go down in the world go down in the world go down like a lead balloon go down like a lead balloon go down like a lead balloon go down like a lead balloon go down like a lead balloon go down like a lead balloon go down like ninepins go down like ninepins go down like ninepins go down on go down on knees go down that road go down the chute go down the drain Go Down the Hierarchy go down the line go down the line go down the line go down the line go down the line go down the plughole go down the tube go down the tube go down the tube go down the tube go down the tubes go down the tubes go down the tubes go down the tubes go down the wrong way go down to defeat go downhill go downhill go Dutch go Dutch go Dutch go easy go easy on go easy on go easy on go easy on go fall like ninepins go far Go Fast Bits Go Fast Turn Left Go faster stripes Go faster stripes Go Fat Early Go Fetch It Yourself go fifty-fifty Go figure

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