In the toilet
adjective phrase
In very dire straits; standing a clear last: Thirty-one years ago, when the Mets were really in the toilet, sportswriters rallied New Yorkers by touting the Mets’ incompetence as symbolic of underdog struggle (1980s+)
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- In the tooth
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- In the trenches
adjective phrase Suffering the ill effects of a hang-over: looking as hung over as you can get (1940s+)
- In the tub
adjective phrase Bankrupt; ruined; in the dumper (1940s+)
- In the twinkling of an eye
In an instant, as in The breakup of Yugoslavia created many warring nations in the twinkling of an eye. This hyperbolic expression, which alludes to the very brief time it takes for an eye to blink, is heard less often today. [ c. 1300 ]
- In the unlikely event
If something improbable should occur. For example, In the unlikely event that I’m held up, please cover for me , or In the unlikely event that we should have snow in May, we’re still well equipped to cope with it also see under: in case , def. 2.