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throw to the dogs

O Marlon Brando στο Λιμάνι της Αγωνίας λέει:

"You don't understand! I coulda had class. I coulda been a contender. I could've been somebody, instead of a bum, which is what I am."

Θα μπορούσαμε δηλαδή να πούμε ότι ο Τέρι Μαλόι, όπως είναι το όνομά του στην ταινία, threw his life to the dogs.

Στα ελληνικά τι θα έκανε κάποιος; Θα την έριχνε στον υπόνομο μήπως;
 

daeman

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Τη χαράμισε, την πέταξε στα σκουπίδια.
Τον υπόνομο δεν τον κρατάμε για το throw down the drain, νομίζω.
 

nickel

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Καλημέρα. Δες τι λένε οι δικές μου συμφράσεις:

something is going / has gone to the dogs
= πάει κατά διαόλου, π.χ. My life has gone to the dogs. The country is going to the dogs. (Αυτό να βάλουμε στον τίτλο.)
throw someone to the dogs = έχω κάποιον για τα μπάζα, τον θεωρώ άχρηστο, π.χ. Young people look upon the older person as someone to be thrown to the dogs (ODE).
throw my life away = χαραμίζω τη ζωή μου, π.χ. Terry Malloy was considered a bum who had thrown his life away after his boxing career fell flat. SYN. throw my life down the drain.
 

daeman

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And now, Veterinarian's Hospital. On this special episode, our quack who has gone to the dogs will pay tribute to William Shakespeare. :p

 
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