Go tits up
Slang Term
BritishAustralian
★★★★☆ Common
Very Casual
含义: To fail completely or go badly wrong.
彻底失败,出大问题。
Fracasar completamente o salir muy mal.
完全に失敗する、ひどくうまくいかなくなる。
완전히 실패하다, 크게 잘못되다
A crude but common British expression for something failing completely. More emphatic than 'go wrong.'
这是一个粗俗但常见的英式表达,形容某事完全失败。比'出问题'更有强调意味。
Una expresión británica vulgar pero común para algo que fracasa totalmente. Más enfática que 'salir mal.'
何かが完全に失敗することを表す、下品だが一般的なイギリスの表現。「うまくいかない」より強調した言い方。
거친 표현이지만 흔히 쓰이는 영국식 표현으로, 무언가가 완전히 실패하는 것. 'go wrong'보다 훨씬 강조하는 표현.
字面意思: Turn upside down (like a dead animal)
例句
- The whole operation went tits up. 整个行动彻底搞砸了Toda la operación se fue al carajo作戦全体が完全に失敗した작전 전체가 완전히 망했어.
- If this goes tits up, we're finished. 如果这事儿完蛋了,我们就完了Si esto se va al traste, estamos acabadosこれがダメになったら、終わりだ이게 망하면 우린 끝이야.
- It all went tits up after the CEO left. CEO离开后,一切都完蛋了Todo se fue a pique cuando se fue el directorCEOが辞めてから、全部おじゃんになったCEO가 떠난 후 전부 엉망이 됐어.
发音
/ɡəʊ tɪts ʌp/
用法指南
语境: failure, disaster, crude humor
语气: emphatic, crude
✓ 正确说法
- It went tits up.彻底搞砸了Se fue todo al traste完全に失敗した완전히 망했어.
- Everything went tits up.一切都完蛋了Todo se fue al garete全部ダメになった전부 망했어.
- Going tits up.正在走向失败Yendo todo al traste失敗しつつある망해가고 있어.
✗ 错误说法
- Failed completelyFailed completely(缺乏冲击力)Failed completely(menos impacto)Failed completely(インパクトがない)완전히 실패했어
- Went very wrongWent very wrong(不够强烈)Went very wrong(menos expresivo)Went very wrong(表現が弱い)크게 잘못됐어
常见错误
- Crude—not for formal situations
- Very British expression
起源与历史
Possibly from dead animals or fish floating upside down.
词源: British slang
最早记录: Late 20th century
文化背景
Era: Modern
Generation: All ages
Social background: Universal
Pop culture: British comedy; British workplace
Regional notes: British and Australian, crude but common.
变体
Go tits upWent tits upGoes tits up
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