down the drain

down the drain
down the drain
Fig. gone; wasted. •

Well, there's 400 bucks down the drain.

A lot of money went down the drain in that Wilson deal.

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{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. 2013.

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