down tube

More important, the economy will be down the tubes in another five years.

"Our whole relationship went down the tubes, even though I still love the guy," she said.

If we don't turn this country around, we're down the tubes.

If we don't get him, this whole operation goes down the tubes.

"If it goes down the tubes, I don't think that is in our best interest."

"But some of them don't realize this could take the city right down the tubes."

I wouldn't want to see you throw your career down the tubes over this.

They would like us to believe that if government spending is not rising, then public services must be going down the tubes.

What do you two care if my career goes down the tubes?

"And then at any given moment, their life can spiral down the tubes."

On older racing bicycles, the shifter (bicycle part) were mounted on the down tube.

On older racing bicycles, the shift levers were mounted on the down tube.

I snapped on the light and saw him half in, half out of the down tube.

Miles pointed to the down tube.

I knew he had to be gone, but a part of me kept expecting him to leap out of the down tube and go for my throat.

The most drag was 2 water bottles; one on the down tube and one on the seat tube.

Shifters are mounted on the down tube of the frame, stem, or various locations on the handlebars.

Previously, the shifters were mounted on the stem, handlebar ends or the down tube of the frame.

Galeni swung into the down tube, and rendered Miles a cheerful parting semi-salute.

He woke to what this meant, wished wistfully for the down tube.