down the drain

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Prepositional phrase

down the drain

2. (idiomatic) Wasted or irretrievable.
   • 1997, Bob Dylan, Not Dark Yet, (Please provide the book title or journal name):

     Well, my sense of humanity has gone down the drain
     Behind every beautiful thing there's been some kind of pain.

4. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see down,‎ the,‎ drain.

Derived terms

• go down the drain

Translations

Translations

• Finnish: kankkulan kaivoon
• Portuguese: ralo abaixo

See also

• circle the drain