up the spoutBritish EnglishBrE informalFAIL if something is up the spout, it is completely wrong or has failed completely 完全错误;彻底完蛋 The computer’s up the spout! 这台电脑彻底坏了!
My plans for the weekend seem to have gone up the spout. 我的周末计划看来已经泡汤了。
up the spout• She had been continually up the spout, or over the moon, about some one or something.• That's why these computerized route-finders are going up the spout and taking the Glories towards Monument Hill.
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