"go down the toilet" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 付诸东流
• 毁于一旦

Definition

如果某事“付诸东流”，表示它被浪费、毁掉或彻底失败。这是一个非正式习语。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

非常口语、带幽默感，多用于钱、机会、计划或努力被浪费或失败。常见中文类似说法有“付诸东流”。不宜正式场合使用。

Examples

All my hard work just went down the toilet.

我所有的努力都**付诸东流**了。

The company's profits went down the toilet last year.

公司去年的利润全都**毁于一旦**了。

My plans for the trip went down the toilet when it started raining.

我的旅行计划一下雨就**付诸东流**了。

Well, there goes our weekend—looks like it just went down the toilet.

唉，周末就这么**毁于一旦**了。

All that money on repairs just went down the toilet when the car broke again.

汽车又坏了，所有修理的钱都**付诸东流**了。

If you miss the deadline, all your efforts could go down the toilet.

如果你错过截止日期，所有努力都可能**付诸东流**。