Examples of 'down the pan' in a sentence

Meaning of "down the pan"

Down the pan: This idiom is used to express that something has failed, been wasted, or gone wrong. It signifies a situation where plans or efforts have not resulted in the desired outcome and may have been ruined or lost completely
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  • Synonym of down the toilet: wasted; irretrievable.

How to use "down the pan" in a sentence

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down the pan
Chuck it down the pan and bring me a.
This stuff is about to go down the pan.
Went down the pan.
No wonder this place is going down the pan.
I will flush you down the pan like the shit you are.
Eight years of friendship down the pan.
It 's going down the pan to be quite frank.
I will flush you down the pan.
Years down the pan to marry a guy you know a year?
Otherwise they will go down the pan.
If Othello goes down the pan it 's not good for either one of us.
The business was going down the pan.
Man-hon's business goes down the pan in the aftermath of the Asian Financial Crisis.
My career is already down the pan.
Chuck it down the pan and bring me a… Knitting needle?

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The whole bloody thing could go down the pan.
This town is going down the pan anyway, probably.
Or the fall guy when things go down the pan.
So it 's all going down the pan in Newcastle.
Because even with that objective in view the environment is still going down the pan.
We are going down the pan.
It 's actually congratulations on not throwing a million pounds down the pan.
I can not believe this, my relationship 's going down the pan because of faulty technology.
Years down the pan to marry a guy you know a year? It 's not about time.
They both have a show going down the pan.
Quid… down the pan.
And watch him flush his life down the pan.
And within seconds today, all of that work has gone down the pan.
The Hermit's head also fell down the pan of oil.
It 's actually congratulations on not throwing £1 million down the pan.
Jesus bloody Christ, we could all go down the pan with him.
I spent so much time here, my marriage went down the pan.
Obviously, hope was going down the pan.
Without me, their business would have gone down the pan.
This country 's gone down the pan.
Started a vintage car business, that went down the pan.
Belt him and your job 's down the pan.
How am I gonna feel? My career is already down the pan.
Well, if he is not, this is another day down the pan.
When it comes to nutrition, this country 's going down the pan.
And I am sad to say, you know, she went down the pan.
The safe's empty. I might as well have flushed it all down the pan.
DCI Gates. Jesus bloody Christ, we could all go down the pan with him.
On not throwing £1 million down the pan.
He 's not here, unless he 's slipped down the pan.

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