Examples of 'up the spout' in a sentence
Meaning of "up the spout"
up the spout: a phrase used to describe something that is broken or not working properly, often referring to a machine or device that is malfunctioning or out of order. It can also be used figuratively to mean that a plan or situation has failed or come to an end
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- broken; not functional or workable; kaput
- In the chamber, having an ammunition round in a weapon's chamber.
- pregnant
- At the pawnbroker's shop (in allusion to the spout up which the pawnbroker sent the ticketed articles).
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up the spout
Her boiler was up the spout again.
You would better shove your ammunition up the spout.
Climbed up the spout again.
I am afraid the radios are all up the spout.
Crawled up the spout again.
All that annual leave up the spout.
Want up the spout again.
Perhaps it was all these cobwebs up the spout.
Nothing up the spout.
Months later he found out you was up the spout.
Went up the spout again.
They have all got a bullet up the spout.
Fixing up the spout.
All my arrangements are already up the spout.
Perfectly sound businesses go up the spout because some idiot gets delusions of grandeur.
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The electrics here are up the spout.
I put another one up the spout and shot the German running on the right.
I only put one up the spout.
Went up the spout again I made you a snack for after school.
And the drainage is up the spout.
Went up the spout again ♪ and dried up all the rain.
I believe he crawled up the spout again.
Climbed up the spout again That's beautiful.
Hans the spider climbed up the spout again.
Went up the spout again… the spout again.
Put a round apiece up the spout.
Itsy-bitsy spider climbed up the spout down came the rain and drowned the spider out.
And the itsy bitsy spider went up the spout again.
Climbed up the spout again ¶ somebody 's not singing here.
Itsy bitsy spider climbed up the spout again.
If your day 's up the spout well, there is not a doubt.
Start changing things around and it all goes up the spout.
I left one up the spout.
Now we move our hands together to make the spider climbing up the spout.
A career up the spout.
This will not just be your career up the spout.
Mr Godfrey had one up the spout and it went off.
You put nine in your magazine and one up the spout.
This opens up the spout attachment portion 2 of the bag 1.
So the itsy bitsy spider climbed up the spout again.
Water dripping up the spout But I don't care, let it all hang out.
And the itsy bitsy spider crawled up the spout again.
Climbed up the spout again That's beautiful. You have a natural singing voice.
And the itsy bitsy spider climbed up the spout again.
Went up the spout ♪.
Incy Wincy spider climbing up the spout.
Do not go up the spout if you can not handle the rain, s-spider!
And you are God knows how many months up the spout.
Crawled up the spout again. It's my turn now.
And the itsy bisty spider Want up the spout again.
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Examples of using Spout
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The spout must be folded out downward
Remove the milk spout by pulling it off
The spout can reach high temperatures
