كيف تنطق "down the tube"

expression

DOWN-thuh-TOOB or DOWN-thee-TOOB or DOWN-thuh-TYOOB

DOWN-thuh-TYOOB or DOWN-thee-TYOOB

التعريف

This expression means something has failed, been wasted, or lost completely, especially after effort or planning.

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

ˈdaʊn/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈtjub/, /ˈtub

الإنجليزية البريطانية

dˈaʊn/ /ðə, ði/ /tjˈuːb

أمريكي

DOWN-thuh-TOOB or DOWN-thee-TOOB or DOWN-thuh-TYOOB

بريطاني

DOWN-thuh-TYOOB or DOWN-thee-TYOOB

All our hard work went down the tube.

The project went down the tube after the funding was cut.

All his savings went down the tube.

If the weather doesn't clear up, our picnic plans are down the tube.