go down the drain
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Summers: That’s a perfect metaphor that he is letting Twitter go down the drain.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 24, 2023
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
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
Until the momentum shifts, as it eventually will, considerably more wealth will go down the drain.
From New York Times ● Jun. 16, 2022
So Stuart slipped into his old pants and prepared to go down the drain after the ring.
From "Stuart Little" by E.B. White
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