toilet
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8.8
- noun
- /ˈtɔɪlɪt/
- Informal
:
irse por el desagüe
- You gotta know the whole culture is in the toilet... if a guy dressed like that can get laid in a place like this.
They'll all vanish in the big toilet flush of published literature.
- They'll all vanish in the big toilet flush of published literature.
- This years would be flushed down the toilet and that's what they're doing with it.
- So months and months of work goes down the toilet.
- So I knew, I knew my testosterone was in the toilet.
- If they reignite inflation, Federal Reserve credibility goes in the toilet and they lose even more control.
- Allies just flushed it all down the toilet.
Examples
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And all that positive change is going to be thrown in the toilet, and not by teachers' unions.
Blog text (13) -
We're watching California flush down the toilet right now before our very eyes.
Blog text (15) -
Why has it just gone into the toilet and stayed there?
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Your grades are in the toilet.
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Tourism is down because the world's going down the toilet, he thought.
Fiction book (2001) -
My dreams of owning a summer home were just flushed down the toilet.
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If they reignite inflation, Federal Reserve credibility goes in the toilet and they lose even more control.
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No, the fault was Suskind's own; he was the reason his life had tumbled into the toilet.
Fiction book (1998) -
How much money and time did Novartis flush down the toilet with discodermolide, and in God's name, why?
Blog text (8) -
After losing his job, John felt like his finances were in the toilet.
Synonyms
57
7.7
A state where things fail completely and cause loss
Something in very bad condition and nearly falling apart
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
3
2.1
To teach a young child or pet to go to the bathroom instead of wearing diapers
- UK
A small waterproof case for carrying soap, toothbrush, and toothpaste when traveling
- NSFW
Jokes about the body's natural actions that many people find rude or childish
- Archaic
A fine powder people put on their skin after bathing to feel dry and smell nice
How Ruined
- Informal
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8.8
148
3.6
Surface Forms
Etymology
Toilet in the informal sense of ruined is best remembered as a picture of something 'flushed away'—a helpful way to remember that if something is 'in the toilet' it is wasted, ruined, or lost.