"down the toilet" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 付諸流水
• 毀掉

Definition

這個短語表示某事被浪費、喪失或毀掉，就像被沖進馬桶一樣無法挽回。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

屬於口語表達，表示對浪費、失去的無奈和不滿。通常用於錢、時間、機會等損失。僅作比喻，不可直接翻譯字面意思。

Examples

All our savings went down the toilet after the accident.

我們所有的積蓄在事故後都**付諸流水**了。

His plans went down the toilet because of the rain.

他的計劃因為下雨**付諸流水**了。

Don’t let your hard work go down the toilet.

別讓你的努力**付諸流水**。

My vacation plans just went down the toilet thanks to that last-minute call from work.

由於臨時的工作電話，我的假期計畫全**毀掉了**。

After months of effort, seeing it all go down the toilet is really hard.

努力了好幾個月，看到一切都**付諸流水**真的很難過。

If those files are missing, everything we’ve done is basically down the toilet.

如果那些檔案丟了，我們做的一切基本都**毀掉了**。