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down the drain

[down the drain] {adj.} or {adv. phr.}, {informal} Wasted; lost. * /It is money down the drain if you spend it all on candy./ * /Our plans to go swimming […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

go down the drain

[go down the drain] {v. phr.} To be lost or wasted forever. * /If he doesn't pass the bar examination tomorrow, his best efforts to become a lawyer will go […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

brain drain

[brain drain] {n.}, {informal} 1. The loss of the leading intellectuals and researchers of a country due to excessive emigration to other countries where conditions are better. * /Britain suffered […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

pour money down the drain

[pour money down the drain] {v. phr.} To spend one's money unwisely; to waste one's funds. * /"Stop supporting Harry's drug habit," Ralph said. "You're just pouring money down the […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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