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Choose the correct meaning of the given idiom. Down the tubes
Question

Choose the correct meaning of the given idiom.
Down the tubes

A.

Going to swim

B.

Failing completely

C.

Being informal

D.

Minting money

Correct option is B

Option (b) is the correct meaning of the given idiom.
Given Idiom: Down the tubes – This idiom means to fail completely or to be wasted, especially referring to money, effort, or plans. (बर्बाद हो जाना, व्यर्थ हो जाना)
Example: All our marketing efforts went down the tubes after the product recall.
Other related idioms and their meanings:
· Go belly up – to go bankrupt or fail completely.
· Go down in flames – to fail spectacularly.
· Crash and burn – to fail suddenly and completely.

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