in the toilet
Gone down badly
In the toilet describes something in a state of ruin or failure—gone to waste, beyond recovery.
The image is of something flushed away: My retirement savings are in the toilet, After that scandal, his reputation went right in the toilet.
More emphatic than "down the drain," with a cruder edge.
British English prefers "down the toilet."
- commodeToilet or storage chest
- flushSame suit, five cards
- porcelainTranslucent fired clay
- lavatoryRoom for bodily relief
- bowlConcave food container
plumbing · kaput · disaster · going south · downturn · decline · stock market crash · seat · ruin · cratering · collapse · misfortune · restroom · deterioration · nosedive · waste · failure · drain
in the toileton top of the world
Supremely pleased with life
flying high · thriving · on fire · riding high · flourishing
in the toileton the rise
Becoming greater or more
on the up and up · skyrocketing · taking off · climbing · ascending
in the toiletsalvageable
Able to be rescued
recoverable · fixable · redeemable · promising · viable
toilet, bathroom, toilets, outhouse, toilette, latrine, toileting, toilettes