go down the drain
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Pretty much everything else is fair game to go down the drain, including small bones and fruit pits, which can help scour the grind chamber.
From Washington Post • Aug. 19, 2022
In the nine years we were together, I saw all savings go down the drain, even the savings we had made for our daughter.
From Slate • Jul. 20, 2020
To underscore: A nearby gate leads to an empty swimming pool in an adjacent backyard, the artist’s self-portrait bust lying at the bottom poised to go down the drain.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 2019
Much to the consternation of the band's label, XL Recordings, one assumes - given all that time and money spent shooting and editing the video for it all to go down the drain.
From BBC • Nov. 3, 2018
He watched the water go down the drain with a gurgling sound.
From "All About Sam" by Lois Lowry
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