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idiomgo down the drain1 (also go down the tubes/toilet) if an organization, country, system etc goes down the drain, it becomes worse or fails:Industry in the US is going down the drain. We need more investment and more help from Washington.What are you so worried about? Your career won't go down the toilet just because you lost one case.2 if time, effort, money etc goes down the drain, it is wasted or produces no results:All that talk about getting a job sounded great while I was in jail, but it all went down the drain when I was released. No one wanted to hire me.Three billion dollars in defense money went down the drain, and we have essentially nothing to show for it. —see also go down the pan/plughole
go down the drainTo fail; to be ruined or destroyed; to be squandered or wastefully discarded. My father's company is now going down the drain because of the incompetent new CEO. All of our savings have gone down the drain ever since Jack had his little gambling spree in Las Vegas. |