英语词汇“down the drain”的读音、翻译、释义、用法及例句-青年旅行网

down the drain

1. In a state of failure or ruination. My father's company is now going down the drain because of the incompetent new CEO.

2. Squandered or wastefully discarded. All of our savings have gone down the drain ever since Jack had his little gambling spree in Las Vegas.

down the drain

On the way to being lost or wasted; disappearing. For example, Buying new furniture when they can't take it with them is just pouring money down the drain , or During the Depression huge fortunes went down the drain. This metaphoric term alludes to water going down a drain and being carried off. [Colloquial; c. 1920] For a synonym, see down the tubes.

down the drain

BRITISH, AMERICAN or

down the tubes

BRITISH, AMERICAN or

down the pan

BRITISH

COMMON If something is going down the drain, down the tubes or down the pan, it is getting worse or being destroyed and it is unlikely to recover. They were aware that their public image was rapidly going down the drain. People don't like to see marriages going down the tubes. Note: Words such as plughole and toilet are sometimes used instead of drain. Neil admitted recently that long working hours mean his personal life has gone down the toilet.

1. If money, work, or time has gone down the drain, down the tubes or down the pan, it has been lost or wasted. Over the years, the government has poured billions of dollars down the drain propping up its national airlines and other firms. You have ruined everything — my perfect plans, my great organization. All those years of work are down the drain. Note: Words such as plughole and toilet are sometimes used instead of drain. Millions of dollars have gone down the plughole.

down the drain

totally wasted or spoilt. informal

1930 W. Somerset Maugham The Breadwinner All his savings are gone down the drain.

(go) down the ˈdrain

(British English also (go) down the ˈplughole) (informal) (be) wasted or lost; (get) much worse: He watched his business, which had taken so long to build up, go slowly down the drain.

down the drain

mod. gone; wasted. A lot of money went down the drain in that Wilson deal.

down the drain

To or into the condition of being wasted or lost: All of our best laid plans are down the drain.

down the drain

Wasted resources. The term, alluding to water flowing down a drain, was transferred to expending effort or funds on a useless enterprise. “Well, fancy giving money to the Government! Might as well have put it down the drain,” wrote Sir Alan Patrick Herbert (1890–1971) in Too Much. To go down the drain means to become worthless. It was so used by W. Somerset Maugham (The Breadwinner, 1930): “All his savings are gone down the drain.”

词汇	down the drain
释义	Idiom down the drain Theme: WASTE lost forever; wasted. (Informal.) I just hate to see all that money go down the drain.Well, there goes the whole project, right down the drain. Slang down the drain Theme: WASTE mod. gone; wasted. Well, there's $400 down the drain.A lot of money went down the drain in that Wilson deal. Idiom down the drain British, American & Australian, informal, Australian, informal if work or money goes down the drain, it is wasted. Then our funding was withdrawn and two years' work went down the drain.Say he gives up his training, that's four thousand pounds down the gurgler. down the drain Ⅰ adjective lost, wasted, failed UK, 1930 Ⅱ ⇨ down the drain; down the drains noun the brain; brains. Rhyming slang UK, 1998 down the drain 1. In a state of failure or ruination. My father's company is now going down the drain because of the incompetent new CEO. 2. Squandered or wastefully discarded. All of our savings have gone down the drain ever since Jack had his little gambling spree in Las Vegas. down the drain On the way to being lost or wasted; disappearing. For example, Buying new furniture when they can't take it with them is just pouring money down the drain , or During the Depression huge fortunes went down the drain. This metaphoric term alludes to water going down a drain and being carried off. [Colloquial; c. 1920] For a synonym, see down the tubes. down the drain BRITISH, AMERICAN or down the tubes BRITISH, AMERICAN or down the pan BRITISH COMMON If something is going down the drain, down the tubes or down the pan, it is getting worse or being destroyed and it is unlikely to recover. They were aware that their public image was rapidly going down the drain. People don't like to see marriages going down the tubes. Note: Words such as plughole and toilet are sometimes used instead of drain. Neil admitted recently that long working hours mean his personal life has gone down the toilet. 1. If money, work, or time has gone down the drain, down the tubes or down the pan, it has been lost or wasted. Over the years, the government has poured billions of dollars down the drain propping up its national airlines and other firms. You have ruined everything — my perfect plans, my great organization. All those years of work are down the drain. Note: Words such as plughole and toilet are sometimes used instead of drain. Millions of dollars have gone down the plughole. down the drain totally wasted or spoilt. informal 1930 W. Somerset Maugham The Breadwinner All his savings are gone down the drain. (go) down the ˈdrain (British English also (go) down the ˈplughole) (informal) (be) wasted or lost; (get) much worse: He watched his business, which had taken so long to build up, go slowly down the drain. down the drain mod. gone; wasted. A lot of money went down the drain in that Wilson deal. down the drain To or into the condition of being wasted or lost: All of our best laid plans are down the drain. down the drain Wasted resources. The term, alluding to water flowing down a drain, was transferred to expending effort or funds on a useless enterprise. “Well, fancy giving money to the Government! Might as well have put it down the drain,” wrote Sir Alan Patrick Herbert (1890–1971) in Too Much. To go down the drain means to become worthless. It was so used by W. Somerset Maugham (The Breadwinner, 1930): “All his savings are gone down the drain.”
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