Go down the chute In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "go down the chute", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Rachel Chau calendar 2021-10-16 02:10

Meaning of Go down the chute

Synonyms:

go down the drain

Go down the chute phrase

If something goes down the chute, it is destroyed or wasted.

His business went down the chute because of the Covid-19 pandemic.

All our efforts just went down the chute.

All of my savings have gone down the chute after the trip to Paris.

Other phrases about:

time's a-wastin'

Time is running out.

Don't throw good money after bad
Used to say that you shouldn't waste your money by spending on something you have already spent money on that is bad
spend money like a drunken sailor

To spend money wastefully

throw away

1. To discard something.
2. To waste or not make use of something well. 
3. To say something offhandedly.
4. To deliberately throw an incomplete football pass.

fritter away

To waste something foolishly.
 

Grammar and Usage of Go down the chute

Verb Forms

  • goes down the chute
  • going down the chute
  • went down the chute

The verb "go" should be conjugated according to its tense.

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that's my story and I'm sticking to it

A humorous way of saying that what one has said is just what they acknowledge and may not be entirely accurate

Example:

Mike: Have you returned from your vacation on the beach? Your skin seems to get tanned.
Jenny: My skin is always dark. That's my story and I'm sticking to it!

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