go down the drain

Idioms  

1. see down the drain.

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Example Sentences

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

I don’t want to build a business that’s supposed to care for a person to place it in their care and watch it go down the drain because they can’t care for it back.

From Slate • Jul. 11, 2022

Until the momentum shifts, as it eventually will, considerably more wealth will go down the drain.

From New York Times • Jun. 16, 2022

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

He watched the water go down the drain with a gurgling sound.

From "All About Sam" by Lois Lowry