"go down the tube" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 一败涂地
• 彻底失败

Definition

如果某事“一败涂地”，表示完全失败、浪费或毁了。常用来说计划、项目或金钱。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

非正式表达，较常见于英式英语，用于形容重大失败或浪费。类似表达有“一败涂地”、“泡汤”。

Examples

All our hard work just went down the tube after the computer crashed.

我们所有的努力在电脑崩溃后全都**一败涂地**了。

The project went down the tube because we ran out of money.

项目因为没钱**彻底失败了**。

If the deal falls through, everything will go down the tube.

如果交易失败，一切都会**一败涂地**。

I saved for years, but it all went down the tube after the medical bills.

我存了好几年，但医疗账单一来就全**一败涂地**了。

Their relationship really went down the tube after that argument.

那次争吵后，他们的关系真的**彻底失败了**。

Once the main investor pulled out, the whole company just went down the tube.

主要投资人撤资后，公司整个就**一败涂地**了。