down the pan

Meaning

down the pan

(idiomatic, UK slang) Synonym of down the toilet: wasted; irretrievable.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

bungled down the drain misspent down the toilet

Examples

The moment I'm perceived to be even a tiny bit successful, my career will go down the pan. Toby Young

Words in the phrase

down the pan

Close letter words and terms

Down the line down the local down the middle down the pike down the rabbit hole Down the road