go down the pan en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(UK, euphemistic, idiomatic) Synonym of go down the toilet: to fail; to degenerate rapidly.
The project would seriously go down the pan if Mrs. Foster weren't here to keep it on the straight and narrow.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| went down the pan | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| goes down the pan | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| gone down the pan | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| going down the pan | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |