How to Pronounce "go down the toilet"
expression
GOH DOWN thuh TOY-let
goh DOWN thuh TOY-lut
Definition
If something 'goes down the toilet', it is wasted, ruined, or fails completely. This is an informal idiom.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈɡoʊ/ /ˈdaʊn/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈtɔɪɫət
British English
ɡˈəʊ/ /dˈaʊn/ /ðə, ði/ /tˈɔɪlət
Simplified Pronunciation
US
GOH DOWN thuh TOY-let
UK
goh DOWN thuh TOY-lut
Listen in Context
All my hard work just went down the toilet.
The company's profits went down the toilet last year.
My plans for the trip went down the toilet when it started raining.
Well, there goes our weekend—looks like it just went down the toilet.