
down the drain
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English Dictionarydown the drainTo or into the condition of being wasted or lost
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Idiomsdown the drain [British, American & Australian, informal, Australian, informal]if work or money goes down the drain, it is wasted.
Then our funding was withdrawn and two years' work went down the drain.
Say he gives up his training, that's four thousand pounds down the gurgler. [TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲
down the drainto be wasted or lost
My uncle is throwing money down the drain when he goes to the horse races.
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down the drain adj. or
adv. phr.,
informal Wasted; lost.
It is money down the drain if you spend it all on candy.
Our plans to go swimming went down the drain when it rained. Compare: GO BY THE BOARD.
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