All gone wrong. As in “it’s gone tits-up”.
Tits-up
Example Sentences
"It's all gone tits-up."
"The whole plan went tits-up."
Etymology & History
From a dead body floating face-down (tits up). Extended to mean everything has gone wrong. Slang from the mid-20th century.
Word Details
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General British
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Era
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Language
Mild
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Formality
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