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Idiom go down the plughole British & Australian, informal if a plan or work goes down the plughole, it fails or is wasted.I'll be so annoyed if all my hard work goes down the plughole just because he's too lazy to finish his bit in time.
go down the plugholeTo fail or be squandered. Primarily heard in UK, Australia. My father's company is now going down the plughole because of the incompetent new CEO. All of our savings have gone down the plughole ever since Jack had his little gambling spree in Las Vegas. go down the plughole be unsuccessful, lost, or wasted. informal |