drain away phrasal verb ( see also ↑ drain )
if something drains away, it is reduced until there is none left:
I watched the light drain away.
anger/confidence/tension/hope etc drains away
Sally felt her anger drain away.
drain away phrasal verb ( see also ↑ drain )
if something drains away, it is reduced until there is none left:
I watched the light drain away.
anger/confidence/tension/hope etc drains away
Sally felt her anger drain away.
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012