go down the drain

Idioms  

1. see down the drain.

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Example Sentences

As social media and search engines dominate the advertising business that once fueled the journalism industry, many California news outlets that have stuck to old business models are watching money go down the drain, Kahn said.

From Los Angeles Times

Summers: That’s a perfect metaphor that he is letting Twitter go down the drain.

From Los Angeles Times

“A young guy might have created waves. Being a little older, I wasn’t going to sit there and sulk. I knew from experience that we had to win that game because if we didn’t, the whole season would go down the drain.”

From Washington Post

Once they go down the drain they will remain in the environment for centuries, possibly fragmenting into smaller pieces over time.

From BBC

“We don’t want the experience to go down the drain.”

From Seattle Times