go down the tube

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go down the tube

verb goes down the tube · going down the tube · went down the tube · gone down the tube

Synonym of go down the tubes: to fail; to degenerate rapidly.
Similar: go down the tubes

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@misc{go_down_the_tube_2026,
  title = {go down the tube},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/go%20down%20the%20tube},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}