go down the pan
完蛋了;被毀了;沒有希望了
口語·表達失敗或惡化
英文釋義
to fail or deteriorate; to be unsuccessful or go to ruin
例句
The project went down the pan after the funding was cut.
典故來源
源自馬桶沖水時東西被沖走的形象,比喻事情徹底失敗或毀掉。