up the spout
释义（英文）
介词短语 Prepositional phrase
- (slang) Broken; not functional or workable; kaput.
- (military, slang) In the chamber, having an ammunition round in a weapon's chamber.
- (slang) Pregnant.
- (archaic, slang) At the pawnbroker's shop (in allusion to the spout up which the pawnbroker sent the ticketed articles).