go down the drain
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Once they go down the drain they will remain in the environment for centuries, possibly fragmenting into smaller pieces over time.
From BBC • Dec. 25, 2022
Until the momentum shifts, as it eventually will, considerably more wealth will go down the drain.
From New York Times • Jun. 16, 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
Here’s hoping that lovers of plays and the news business will want to follow, too, to see how it all started to go down the drain.
From Washington Post • Apr. 24, 2019
He watched the water go down the drain with a gurgling sound.
From "All About Sam" by Lois Lowry
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