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English-French dictionary. 2014.
down the drain
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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 … Dictionary of American idioms
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 … Dictionary of American idioms
go down the drain — {v. phr.} To be lost or wasted forever. * /If he doesn t pass the bar examination tomorrow, his best efforts to become a lawyer will go down the drain./ … Dictionary of American idioms
go down the drain — {v. phr.} To be lost or wasted forever. * /If he doesn t pass the bar examination tomorrow, his best efforts to become a lawyer will go down the drain./ … Dictionary of American idioms
to go down the drain — drained drained adj. having lost much energy or emotion from vigorous activity; of people; as, the day s events left her completely drained of strength. [WordNet 1.5] 2. having resources completely depleted. Syn: depleted. [WordNet 1.5] 3. having … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pour money down the drain — {v. phr.} To spend one s money unwisely; to waste one s funds. * / Stop supporting Harry s drug habit, Ralph said. You re just pouring money down the drain. ./ … Dictionary of American idioms
pour money down the drain — {v. phr.} To spend one s money unwisely; to waste one s funds. * / Stop supporting Harry s drug habit, Ralph said. You re just pouring money down the drain. ./ … Dictionary of American idioms
down the drain — phrasal to a state of being wasted or irretrievably lost … New Collegiate Dictionary
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