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in the dumper
slang In a state of total waste, failure, or ruination. My father's company is now going to be in the dumper because of the way the incompetent new CEO is running things. My dad once threw our entire life savings in the dumper betting on horses one weekend. The director's reputation is going to be in the dumper once these allegations come to light.
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into the dumper
slang Into a state of total waste, failure, or ruination. My father's company is spiraling into the dumper because of the way the incompetent new CEO is running things. My dad once threw our entire life savings into the dumper betting on horses one weekend. The director's reputation will head straight into the dumper once these allegations come to light.
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into the dumper
into a bad or worse state or condition. North American informal 1991 Tucson Weekly J. Fife III peaked well before his run for governor…and has been sliding into the dumper ever since.
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