go down the drain

Idioms  

1. see down the drain.

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Example Sentences

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

Some are easy, such as using cold water for laundry so that fewer tiny plastic fibers from your clothes go down the drain and end up in the ocean.

From Washington Post • Aug. 16, 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

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

From "All About Sam" by Lois Lowry