go down the tubesinformalWORSE if a situation goes down the tubes, it quickly becomes ruined or spoiled 被毁灭;被破坏 When Moira turned up, Tess could see all her good work going down the tubes. 莫伊拉一出现,特丝就觉得她所有的心血都白费了。
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