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go down the tubes |
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go down the tubes (spoken) also go down the tube to fail or become much worse His business is going down the tubes and he's about to lose his house. Prices are going up and the service is terrible - everything's going down the tubes. See also: tube How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Morals maven William Bennett announced that since September 11, he has re-evaluated American culture and "come to the conclusion that we're not ready to go down the tubes. We just hope 200 years of friendship doesn't go down the tubes for no good reason. Our country is going to go down the tubes in a handbasket shortly," says Mike Quinn, area supervisor of the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 793, in his blunt assessment of the provincial and national situation. |
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