单词 | to go down the pan |
释义 | > as lemmasto go down the pan P3. colloquial (chiefly British). to go down the pan: to deteriorate, disappear, go to waste. Also down the pan: in a hopeless position; wasted. Cf. sense 4. ΚΠ 1961 E. Partridge Dict. Slang (ed. 5) II. 1212/2 Down the pan... A Cockney equivalent of down the drain, ruined with no chances left. 1974 Listener 14 Mar. 347/3 ‘It's just money down the pan,’ said one pensioner. 1986 Artseen Dec. 30/1 So much quality time down the pan waiting on some dozy airhead. 1992 Bicycle Feb. 63/3 You will have an affair..which will cause..your marriage to go down the pan. < as lemmas |
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