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| Kenneth G. Wilson (1923–). The Columbia Guide to Standard American English. 1993. |
| up the pipe |
| is a slang locution meaning “lost, wasted, irretrievable,” as is smoke that has vanished up the chimney: All our efforts were wasted, up the pipe. Compare DOWN THE DRAIN. | 1 |
| The Columbia Guide to Standard American English. Copyright © 1993 Columbia University Press. |
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