irse al traste

irse al traste

figurado to fall through

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to fall through, be ruined

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(v.) = come + unstuck, go + kaput, be kaput, go down + the tube, go down + the drain, go to + shit, be up the spout

Ex. Bright people will always manage towork out the technology but it is the higher-level issues and processes that usually cause a project to come unstuck.

Ex. With oil at $76 a barrel, it won't be long until it all goes kaput!.

Ex. I had a mechanic chap take a gander earlier on and he said it's possible the pedal itself is kaput, as in there's something fishy going on with the mechanics of it.

Ex. No wonder their paper is going down the tube with their trashy reporting.

Ex. These businesses were growing rapidly until 1964 when the economy started to go down the drain and manufacturing was not anymore profitable.

Ex. The reason this country is going to shit is because we're not willing to give up our creature comforts, not willing to get off our asses and do something about it.

Ex. Their email system has been up the spout since Saturday preventing the staff from communicating everyday matters and causing extensive housekeeping delays.

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(v.) = come + unstuck, go + kaput, be kaput, go down + the tube, go down + the drain, go to + shit, be up the spout

Ex: Bright people will always manage towork out the technology but it is the higher-level issues and processes that usually cause a project to come unstuck.

Ex: With oil at $76 a barrel, it won't be long until it all goes kaput!.

Ex: I had a mechanic chap take a gander earlier on and he said it's possible the pedal itself is kaput, as in there's something fishy going on with the mechanics of it.

Ex: No wonder their paper is going down the tube with their trashy reporting.

Ex: These businesses were growing rapidly until 1964 when the economy started to go down the drain and manufacturing was not anymore profitable.

Ex: The reason this country is going to shit is because we're not willing to give up our creature comforts, not willing to get off our asses and do something about it.

Ex: Their email system has been up the spout since Saturday preventing the staff from communicating everyday matters and causing extensive housekeeping delays.