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go down the tubes

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  1. go down the tubesverb

    To fail or degenerate rapidly.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of go down the tubes in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of go down the tubes in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of go down the tubes in a Sentence

  1. Don McLean:

    She’s been automatically disinherited — that’s almost a $ 3 million trust fund that went down the tubes, i’ve always supported my daughter — $ 30,000, $ 40,000, $ 50,000 a year, doubling her husband’s salary. I wanted to make sure the grandkids had everything they wanted.

  2. Lynn Fox:

    If the morale goes down the tubes and the employee base is not with you, you are going to have a tough time.

  3. The President:

    See, the bottom line is, I know you like me and this room is a lovefest and I know that, but you have no choice but to vote for me, because your 401( k) s... down the tubes. Everything is going to be down the tubes, so whether The President love me or hate me, The President've got to vote for me.

  4. John Cogan:

    If the ACA goes down the tubes, it's going to be a complete statutory mess.

  5. Donald Trump:

    One of the things that I'm most honored about is that so far everybody who's attacked me has gone down the tubes, you had Perry attacking me, now he's getting out of the race.

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