go down the toilet

verb

To fail.

Similar
go down the draingo down the plugholego down the khazigo down the pango down the tubesgo down the tubego to hellgo to seed
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Meanings

verbgo down the toilet (third-person singular simple present goes down the toilet, present participle going down the toilet, simple past went down the toilet, past participle gone down the toilet)

present singular third person goes down the toilet · participle present going down the toilet · past went down the toilet · participle past gone down the toilet

  1. figurativelyidiomaticTo fail.

    Synonyms: go down the drain, go down the plughole, go down the khazi, go down the pan, go down the tubes, go down the tube, go to hell

  2. figurativelyidiomaticTo degenerate rapidly.

    Synonyms: go to seed, go to the dogs

  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see go, down, the, toilet.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo fail.

Similar
go down the draingo down the plugholego down the khazigo down the pango down the tubesgo down the tubego to hell

verbTo degenerate rapidly.

Similar
go to seedgo to the dogs
Also see
failgo down the draingo down the khazigo down the pango down the tubesgo pear-shapedgo to hell

Translations

Polish iść na marne, pójść na marne
  • iść na marneTranslations
  • pójść na marneTranslations
Spanish irse al garete, irse a pique
  • irse al gareteTranslations
  • irse a piqueTranslations
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APA

go down the toilet. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/go%20down%20the%20toilet

MLA

“go down the toilet.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/go%20down%20the%20toilet. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “go down the toilet,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/go%20down%20the%20toilet.

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