- going down the tube
- "идущая к чертям": обозначение ситуации, когла цена бумаги двигается в противоположном от желаемого направлении.
Англо-русский экономический словарь.
Англо-русский экономический словарь.
down the tube — down the tube/tubes 1. if something goes down the tubes, it fails or disappears. Our holiday plans went down the tube because of the train strike. 2. if someone goes down the tubes, they fail. He s in danger of going down the tubes if he doesn t… … New idioms dictionary
go down the tube(s) — to fail Not a reference to a visit to the lamentable London subway system but from the mechanism through which carcasses were conveyed in the meat business, especially in Chicago: Does she know the rice farm s going down the tube? (le… … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
down the tubes — down the tube/tubes 1. if something goes down the tubes, it fails or disappears. Our holiday plans went down the tube because of the train strike. 2. if someone goes down the tubes, they fail. He s in danger of going down the tubes if he doesn t… … New idioms dictionary
down the drain/tube — Lost, wasted. ► “When the Interstate Commerce Commission decided against allowing a Southern Pacific (SP)– Santa Fe merger, SP was close to going down the drain.” (Railway Age, Nov. 1994, p. 22) … American business jargon
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tube — [[t]tju͟ːb, AM tu͟ːb[/t]] ♦♦♦ tubes 1) N COUNT A tube is a long hollow object that is usually round, like a pipe. He is fed by a tube that enters his nose. ...a cardboard tube. 2) N COUNT: oft N of n A tube of something such as paste is a long,… … English dictionary
tube — [ tub ] noun count ** ▸ 1 object like a pipe ▸ 2 long narrow container ▸ 3 long thin part inside body ▸ 4 television ▸ 5 cathode ray tube ▸ 6 underground train ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) a long narrow object similar to a pipe that liquid or gas can move… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
tube */*/ — UK [tjuːb] / US [tub] noun Word forms tube : singular tube plural tubes 1) a) [countable] a long narrow object similar to a pipe that liquid or gas can move through Nurses had to feed Dan through a tube. b) an object shaped like part of a pipe a… … English dictionary
tube — tube1 W3S3 [tju:b US tu:b] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(pipe for liquid)¦ 2 3¦(container)¦ 4¦(in your body)¦ 5¦(trains)¦ 6 go down the tubes 7¦(television)¦ 8¦(electrical equipment)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1600 1700; : French; O … Dictionary of contemporary English
The Stone Rose — Doctorwhobook title=The Stone Rose series=New Series Adventures number=7 featuring=Tenth Doctor Rose, Mickey writer=Jacqueline Rayner publisher=BBC Books isbn= ISBN 0 563 48643 0 set between= New Earth and School Reunion pages= date=April 2006… … Wikipedia
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