go into the tank

to perform poorly, to suck

I hope the Buccaneers don't go into the tank again this year.

by BTLS Fan September 21, 2005

In the tank

Favoring, or casting in a favorable light, so as to appear on the side of an issue or person. Often associated with the media's coverage during presidential campaigns.

The press is in the tank for Obama!

Man 1: Mormons are in the tank!
Man 2: Dammit. Can we put them in a separate tank, at least?

by Ian Goodrum March 15, 2009

thomas the tank

another name for having a wank(cokney slang)

gor im so frustrated im goin to av a thomas the tank

by bob911 July 26, 2006

In the tank

A term referring to something, (often a sector or market,) that has performed very poorly or well below expectations.

Something is said to "Be tanking" while it is on it's way down and performing poorly.

"The company's profits were in the tank."
"His performance was tanking."
"Because of Ad blockers, site ad revenue was in the tank!"

by Maxwell_Edison October 22, 2016

stir the tanks

Performing a routine action with no expected ill effects that inadvertently causes ill effects due to compounding or unforeseen factors. A reference to the Apollo 13 mission when ground controllers asked Jack Swigert to "stir the tanks" which caused an explosion.

My turn to deploy? Dammit, guess I'll 'stir the tanks'.

by htpk August 29, 2016

in the tank

expression that typically describes a card play (e.g. Texas Hold'em) who pauses and thinks about his / her next move for an unusually long time

After The Owl (with pocket kings) raised $5,000, Texas Dolly went in the tank. She eventually re-emerged and raised $10,000.

by Zoe Christensen March 18, 2010

The Tanning Horse

The Tanning Horse is a steamy, romantic, and often rough and dangerous act of sexual intercourse or intense dry (soon to be wet) humping, where the dude is laying down with his back facing the ground, and his elbows propping him up as if he were tanning. The lady is riding on top of him like she would if she was riding horseback, resembling a Tanning Horse. To spice things up a wee bit, the lady can sensually apply whipped cream to the dude's chest to resemble sunscreen, as she may lick it off his most-likely hairy chest. This sex position is similar to the cowgirl position.

Dude: "Ohhhh, YESSSSSS!"
Lady: "OHHHHHHHHHHHHhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.... YEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSS!"
*15 minutes later*
Dude: "Mmmm..... oh, yeah..... oh, ho HO!!!!"
Lady: *enjoyment fades*
Dude: "What's wrong?"
Lady: "I am tired of doing doggy style; can we try The Tanning Horse?"
Dude: "Hell, yeah, baby! Let me go get the whipped cream!"

by The Tanning Horse October 25, 2010