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flushed down the tubes
flushed down the tubes
Defeated. A 1950s college expression drawn from waste removal. After an exam that was more difficult than anticipated, a student might groan, “Man, did I get flushed down the tubes!”
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Iggy | | - | English |
YaŞAr | | - | Turkish |
NÚRia | | - | Catalan, Portuguese |
Ekaitz | | - | Basque |
Kelia | | - | English (Rare) |
Narcissus | | nar-SIS-əs (English) | Greek Mythology (Latinized), Late Roman, Biblical |