down the tubes
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"From that point on I have always had a soft spot for them, but I started focusing on them more and more as Scottish football started to go down the tubes a little bit."
From BBC • Feb. 29, 2024
Four of the eight tubes also featured elaborate bull figurines with a hole through the middle, which could move up and down the tubes with ease.
From Washington Post • Jan. 19, 2022
"The commercial drive to develop any products just went down the tubes," said Sheahan.
From Salon • Sep. 28, 2021
It took just one play against the San Francisco 49ers to send all that optimism down the tubes.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 20, 2020
“A year’s worth of work goin’ down the tubes in a New York second.”
From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger
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