up the spout

Prepositional phrase

 * 1)  broken; not functional or workable; kaput
 * I think the left speaker is up the spout.
 * That idea of yours for using the church hall seems to have gone up the spout.
 * 1)  In the chamber, having an ammunition round in a weapon's chamber.
 * He went into the attack with his rifle cocked and with one up the spout.
 * 1)  pregnant
 * Did you know that she's up the spout?
 * 1)  At the pawnbroker's shop (in allusion to the spout up which the pawnbroker sent the ticketed articles).
 * to put/shove/pop something up the spout