Speakur

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go down the pan

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.37 in modern English

Syllables
go -down the -pan
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Synonym of go down the toilet: to fail; to degenerate rapidly.

British usage

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

goes down the pan (present, singular) going down the pan (participle, present) went down the pan (past) gone down the pan (participle, past)

Synonyms

go down the toilet

Questions

What does go down the pan mean?
Synonym of go down the toilet: to fail; to degenerate rapidly.

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