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 went down the drain when it rained.
Compare: GO BY THE BOARD.
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 went down the drain when it rained.
Compare: GO BY THE BOARD.
American idioms English vocabulary. Английский словарь американских идиом. 2012