up the spout

(British & Australian informal)

wasted or spoiled Pete lost his job so that meant our holiday plans went up the spout. And they refused to give me a refund so that was two hundred pounds up the spout.

up the spout

Chiefly British Slang

1. Pawned.

2. In difficulty.

3. Pregnant.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Aruzhan	-	Kazakh
Alexandros	-	Greek, Ancient Greek, Biblical Greek, Greek Mythology
MercÉDesz	-	Hungarian
Krystyna	kris-TI-nah	Polish
Brewer	['bru:ə]
Iordan	-	Bulgarian