- up the spout
- Up the spout(UK) If something has gone up the spout, it has gone wrong or been ruined.
The small dictionary of idiomes. 2014.
The small dictionary of idiomes. 2014.
up the spout — (Brit. informal) 1 my computer s up the spout.: See broken sense 3. 2 his daughter s up the spout.: See pregnant sense 1. → spout * * * Brit., informal 1) … Useful english dictionary
up the spout — British & Australian, informal wasted or spoiled. Pete lost his job so that meant our holiday plans went up the spout. And they refused to give me a refund so that was two hundred pounds up the spout … New idioms dictionary
up the spout — ► up the spout Brit. informal 1) useless or ruined. 2) (of a woman) pregnant. Main Entry: ↑spout … English terms dictionary
up the spout — (UK) If something has gone up the spout, it has gone wrong or been ruined. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
up the spout — British informal 1) used for talking about something that is wrong, spoiled, or has no chance of succeeding Now all our plans are up the spout. 2) old fashioned pregnant … English dictionary
Up the spout — (UK) If something has gone up the spout, it has gone wrong or been ruined … Dictionary of English idioms
To pop up the spout — Spout Spout, n. [Cf. Sw. spruta a squirt, a syringe. See {Spout}, v. t.] 1. That through which anything spouts; a discharging lip, pipe, or orifice; a tube, pipe, or conductor of any kind through which a liquid is poured, or by which it is… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To put up the spout — Spout Spout, n. [Cf. Sw. spruta a squirt, a syringe. See {Spout}, v. t.] 1. That through which anything spouts; a discharging lip, pipe, or orifice; a tube, pipe, or conductor of any kind through which a liquid is poured, or by which it is… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To shove up the spout — Spout Spout, n. [Cf. Sw. spruta a squirt, a syringe. See {Spout}, v. t.] 1. That through which anything spouts; a discharging lip, pipe, or orifice; a tube, pipe, or conductor of any kind through which a liquid is poured, or by which it is… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
up the spout Brit. — up the spout Brit. informal 1》 useless, ruined, or wasted. 2》 (of a woman) pregnant. 3》 (of a bullet or cartridge) in the barrel of a gun and ready to be fired. → spout … English new terms dictionary