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单词 to be down the river
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to be down the river
d. colloquial (chiefly U.S.). to be down the river: to be finished, ruined, or past repair; to be in the past, to be over and done with. Now rare.
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society > authority > subjection > slavery or bondage > into slavery [phrase]
down the river1930
the world > time > relative time > the past > [adverb] > in the past or over and done with
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irremeably1805
forbye1862
down the river1930
1930 J. B. Priestley Angel Pavement ii. 80 And up to eighteen months ago, I'd have told you that Claridge and Molton was one of the soundest concerns in the business. And look at 'em now. Properly in Queer Street. Absolutely down the river.
1931 Sun (Baltimore) 31 Jan. 1/5 True enough, I used to hustle a little beer in the old days—but that's all down the river.
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