Meanings
prepositional phrase
- idiomaticInto a state of collapse or failure: wasted, squandered; irretrievable.
Well, their reputation is down the toilet.
Synonyms: down the drain, down the tube, down the tubes, down the khazi, down the pan, down the cludgie
Synonyms & antonyms
prepositional phraseInto a state of collapse or failure: wasted, squandered; irretrievable.
Translations
Czech nazmar
- nazmarwasted, squandered; irretrievable
Finnish kankkulan kaivoon
- kankkulan kaivoonwasted, squandered; irretrievable
Polish stracony, zmarnowany
- straconywasted, squandered; irretrievable
- zmarnowanywasted, squandered; irretrievable
Portuguese ralo abaixo
- ralo abaixowasted, squandered; irretrievable
Russian псу под хво́ст, коту́ под хво́ст
- псу под хво́ст (psu pod xvóst)wasted, squandered; irretrievable
- коту́ под хво́ст (kotú pod xvóst)wasted, squandered; irretrievable
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APA
down the toilet. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/down%20the%20toilet
MLA
“down the toilet.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/down%20the%20toilet. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “down the toilet,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/down%20the%20toilet.
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