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41down the drain — become worthless, be ruined, be forgotten …
42down the drain — Lost. Spent. Wasted. Mis spent. Squandered. Finished. Ruined …
43down the pan — Brit informal 1 used to describe something that is being wasted or lost It s just money down the pan. [=(US) down the drain] All my hard work went down the pan. 2 used to describe something that is getting much worse The business is going down …
44down the plughole — informal 1 used to describe something that is being wasted or lost All my hard work went down the plughole. [=went down the drain] You re pouring your money down the plughole. [=you re wasting your money] 2 used to describe something that is… …
45down the flush — adv ruined, abandoned, beyond hope. These are racier versions of down the drain , down the pan or down the toilet , heard in the USA since the late 1970s and in Britain since the early 1980s. Bright enough to realise he is going down the tubes,… …
46down the chute — adv ruined, abandoned, beyond hope. These are racier versions of down the drain , down the pan or down the toilet , heard in the USA since the late 1970s and in Britain since the early 1980s. Bright enough to realise he is going down the tubes,… …
47down the tubes/flush/chute — adv ruined, abandoned, beyond hope. These are racier versions of down the drain , down the pan or down the toilet , heard in the USA since the late 1970s and in Britain since the early 1980s. Bright enough to realise he is going down the tubes,… …
48down the tubes — adverb Into a state of collapse or failure. Syn: down the drain …
49down the swanie — Everyday English Slang in Ireland phr down the drain …
50go down the drain — informal be totally wasted. → drain …
