up the spout

slang Pregnant. You two have only been married for a couple of months, I can't believe you're up the spout already! I was pretty wild during my university years, which is how I found myself up the spout at 22.See also: spout, up

up the spout

BRITISH, INFORMAL1. If something is up the spout, it is completely ruined. The money's disappeared, so has he, and the whole scheme's up the spout. The economy's up the spout.2. If a woman is up the spout, she is pregnant. Her daughter is up the spout again. Note: This is usually used when the pregnancy is a problem rather than a good thing. Note: Originally, this expression was used to refer to items which had been pawned (= given to someone in return for a loan of money). The `spout' was the lift in which an item was taken from the pawnbroker's shop to the storeroom above. See also: spout, up

up the spout

1 no longer working or likely to be useful or successful. 2 (of a woman) pregnant. British informalSee also: spout, up

up the spout

Chiefly British Slang 1. Pawned.2. In difficulty.3. Pregnant.See also: spout, up

单词	up the spout
释义	DictionarySeespout up the spout up the spout slang Pregnant. You two have only been married for a couple of months, I can't believe you're up the spout already! I was pretty wild during my university years, which is how I found myself up the spout at 22.See also: spout, up up the spout BRITISH, INFORMAL1. If something is up the spout, it is completely ruined. The money's disappeared, so has he, and the whole scheme's up the spout. The economy's up the spout.2. If a woman is up the spout, she is pregnant. Her daughter is up the spout again. Note: This is usually used when the pregnancy is a problem rather than a good thing. Note: Originally, this expression was used to refer to items which had been pawned (= given to someone in return for a loan of money). The `spout' was the lift in which an item was taken from the pawnbroker's shop to the storeroom above. See also: spout, up up the spout 1 no longer working or likely to be useful or successful. 2 (of a woman) pregnant. British informalSee also: spout, up up the spout Chiefly British Slang 1. Pawned.2. In difficulty.3. Pregnant.See also: spout, up
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