DOWN THE DRAIN Definition & Meaning

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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 .

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Previously, a single flush could send 5 to 7 gallons—an office watercooler’s worth of water—down the drain.

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And down the drain would go their pursuit of a national championship, the first in the program’s history.

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You don’t finish the milk by that date, of course, so you dutifully pour the remainder down the drain the day after.

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Every year, about 350 million liters goes down the drain, costing businesses over A$580 million to dispose of it and wasting some of the resources it takes to make milk.

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As you shower and brush your teeth, run your coffeemaker and water your houseplants, you’ll be reusing drops that only recently went down the drain.

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