idiominformal(Australian Englishalsodown the gurgler)C2Ifworkormoneyis or goes down thedrain, it isspoiledorwasted:打水漂,付诸东流If thefactorycloses, that will be a milliondollars'worthofinvestmentdown thedrain.如果工厂关闭,那么100万美元的投资就打水漂了。SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesWasting
boondoggle
dissipate
dissipation
fritter
frittersomethingaway
piss
prodigal
prodigality
prodigally
profligacy
profligate
spendthrift
throw good money after badidiom
throwsomethingaway
toss
tosssomethingaway
uneconomic
wastage
waste not, want notidiom
wasted
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down the drain| American Dictionary
down the drain
idiom(alsodown the toilet)wastedorlost:I can’tbelieveit’sbrokenalready – well, there’s seventybucksdown thedrain.(Definition ofdown the drainfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary? Cambridge University Press)#https://dictionary.cambridge.org//dictionary/english/down-the-drain##