"go down the toilet" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 付諸東流
• 毀於一旦

Definition

如果某事“付諸東流”，表示它被浪費、毀掉或徹底失敗。這是一個非正式慣用語。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

非常口語、帶幽默感，通常用於金錢、機會、計劃或努力被浪費或失敗。中文常用“付諸東流”比喻。避免在正式場合使用。

Examples

All my hard work just went down the toilet.

我所有的努力全都**付諸東流**了。

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

公司去年的利潤全都**毀於一旦**了。

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

我的旅行計劃一下雨就**付諸東流**了。

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

唉，週末就這樣**毀於一旦**了。

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

汽車又壞了，所有修理的錢全都**付諸東流**了。

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

如果你錯過截止日期，所有努力都可能**付諸東流**。