go up the spout 完蛋
put something up the spout 使失败
be up the spout 破产/失败
send up the spout 彻底搞砸
everything goes up the spout 一切失败
1. The business went up the spout after the crisis.
这家公司在危机后彻底破产了。
2. All our plans have gone up the spout.
我们所有计划都失败了。
3. If we lose this deal, we are up the spout.
如果这笔交易失败，我们就完了。
4. His career went up the spout after the scandal.
丑闻之后他的事业彻底毁了。
A: What happened to your project?
A：你的项目怎么样了？
B: It went up the spout after funding was cut.
B：资金被削减后，项目彻底失败了。
1) 指彻底失败或破产
2) 常用于描述计划或事业崩溃
3) 英式俚语表达严重负面结果
4) 强调不可挽回的失败状态
1. 完全失败；破产
e.g.Everything went up the spout after the accident.
事故之后一切都毁了。
2. 计划或事业彻底崩溃
e.g.His career went up the spout.
他的事业彻底失败了。
idiom
1. To be in a completely ruined or failed state, often financially or practically.
Synonym: ruined, bankrupt, failed