Т207
ВЫЛЕТАТЬ/ВЫЛЕТЕТЬ В ТРУБУ
collVPusu. pfv )
1. (subj: human or a noun denoting an enterprise) to become insolvent, financially ruined
X вылетел в трубу — X went bankrupt (broke, bust, belly up)
(of a person only) X got wiped out.
2. ( subj: a noun denoting a sum of money, a fortune etc) to be wasted, spent in vain
X вылетел в трубу = X was squandered (burned, blown)
X went (was poured) down the drainX was frittered (thrown) away.
3. ( subj: abstr) to be lost in vain, to no purpose
X вылетел в трубу - X went down the tubes (the drain)
X went to the dogsX went (flew) out the window(
usu. of time) X was wasted (frittered away, squandered).