(GO) DOWN THE DRAIN

Meaning of (GO) DOWN THE DRAIN in English

( BrE also (go) down the ˈplughole )

( informal ) (to be) wasted; (to get) very much worse :

It's just money down the drain, you know.

Safety standards have gone down the drain.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

GO DOWN THE DRAIN — phrasal : to come to be outmoded, discarded, or lost our opinions … will have either gone down the drain …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GO DOWN THE DRAIN — v. disappear, become extinct, cease to exist; become insignificant, become worthless; become unprofitable
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
GO DOWN THE DRAIN — informal be totally wasted. → drain
Concise Oxford English vocab
GO DOWN THE DRAIN — {v. phr.} To be lost or wasted forever. * /If he doesn't pass the bar examination tomorrow, his best efforts …
Slang English vocab
GO DOWN THE DRAIN — {v. phr.} To be lost or wasted forever. * /If he doesn't pass the bar examination tomorrow, his best efforts …
Словарь английских идиом
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 …
American Idioms English vocabulary
GO DOWN THE DRAIN — 1) бесследно исчезнуть, пропасть Syn : disappear, vanish 2) испортиться Syn : deteriorate
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
GO DOWN THE DRAIN — 1) бесследно исчезнуть, пропасть; быть истраченным впустую (о деньгах) Syn:disappear, vanish 2) испортиться Syn:deteriorate
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
GO DOWN THE DRAIN — быть истраченным впустую, провалиться сквозь землю, исчезнуть
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
GO DOWN THE DRAIN — быть истраченным впустую, провалиться сквозь землю, исчезнуть
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
GO DOWN THE DRAIN — 1) бесследно исчезнуть, пропасть; быть истраченным впустую ( о деньгах ) Syn: disappear , vanish 2) испортиться Syn: deteriorate
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
GO DOWN THE DRAIN — 1) бесследно исчезнуть, пропасть; быть истраченным впустую (о деньгах) Syn: disappear, vanish 2) испортиться Syn: deteriorate
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
GO DOWN THE DRAIN — (v.phr.) лопнуть;оказаться напрасным
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь сленга, жаргона, русских имен
GO DOWN THE DRAIN — expr infml I just hate to see all that money go down the drain — Мне просто жалко всех этих денег, …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
GO DOWN THE DRAIN — expr infml I just hate to see all that money go down the drain — Мне просто жалко всех этих …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики
GO DOWN THE DRAIN — drain, go down the expr infml I just hate to see all that money go down the drain Мне просто …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
GO DOWN THE DRAIN — I just hate to see all that money go down the drain — Мне просто жалко всех этих денег, потраченных …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современного неформального английского
GO DOWN THE DRAIN — потеряться; быть пущенным на ветер; оказаться напрасным; уйти в трубу; лопнуть
Англо-Русский словарь английских идиом
GO DOWN THE DRAIN — потеряться; быть пущенным на ветер; оказаться напрасным; уйти в трубу; лопнуть
Англо-Русский словарь идиом
GO DOWN THE DRAIN — (v.phr.) лопнуть;оказаться напрасным
English Russian slang dictionary
GO DOWN THE DRAIN — 1) бесследно исчезнуть, пропасть Syn : disappear, vanish 2) испортиться Syn : deteriorate
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DOWN — I. adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bird swoops down (= it suddenly flies down ) ▪ The bird swoops …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
GO — I. (|)gō, when followed without pause by a stressed syllable sometimes _gə or +V _gəw verb ( went (|)went ; …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DRAIN — I. ˈdrān verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English draynen, from Old English drēahnian, drēhnian; perhaps akin to Old Norse …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DOWN — I. ˈdau̇n noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English doun hill, from Old English dūn; akin to Middle Dutch dūne …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DRAIN — — drainable , adj. — drainer , n. /drayn/ , v.t. 1. to withdraw or draw off (a liquid) gradually; …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DOWN — down 1 /down/ , adv. 1. from higher to lower; in descending direction or order; toward, into, or in a …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GO — I. ˈgō verb ( went ˈwent ; gone ˈgȯn also ˈgän ; go·ing ˈgō-iŋ, ˈgȯ(-)iŋ; “gȯing to” in sense 13 …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DRAIN — I. ˈdrān verb Etymology: Middle English draynen, from Old English drēahnian — more at dry Date: before 12th century transitive …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DOWN — I. ˈdau̇n adverb Etymology: Middle English doun, from Old English dūne, short for adūne, of dūne, from a- (from of …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GO — noun a glass of spirits. 2. go ·noun act; working; operation. 3. go ·p.p. gone. 4. go ·noun noisy merriment; …
Webster English vocab
DRAIN — vt to filter. 2. drain ·noun the grain from the mashing tub; as, brewers' drains. 3. drain ·vi to flow …
Webster English vocab
DOWN — adj downcast; as, a down look. 2. down ·adv from a remoter or higher antiquity. 3. down ·vt to cover, …
Webster English vocab
GO — [go] vb went ; gone ; go.ing ; goes [ME gon, fr. OE gan; akin to OHG gan to go, …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DRAIN — [drain] vb [ME draynen, fr. OE dreahnian--more at dry] vt (bef. 12c) 1 obs: filter 2. a: to draw off …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
GO — / gəʊ; NAmE goʊ/ verb , noun ■ verb ( goes / gəʊz; NAmE goʊz/ went / went; NAmE / …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DRAIN — / dreɪn; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb 1. to make sth empty or dry by removing all the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DOWN — / daʊn; NAmE / adverb , preposition , verb , adjective , noun ■ adverb HELP NOTE : For the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DRAIN — I. drain 1 /dreɪn/ BrE AmE verb [ Language: Old English ; Origin: dreahnian ] 1 . LIQUID a) [transitive] …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DOWN — I. down 1 S1 W1 /daʊn/ BrE AmE adverb , preposition , adjective 1 . TO A LOWER POSITION to …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Английский основной разговорный словарь
DOWN — adv., prep., adj., v., & n. --adv. (superl. downmost) 1 into or towards a lower place, esp. to the ground …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
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Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DOWN — adv., prep., adj., v., & n. adv. (superl. downmost) 1 into or towards a lower place, esp. to the ground …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
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Oxford English vocab
DOWN — 1. adv., prep., adj., v., & n. --adv. (superl. downmost) 1. into or towards a lower place, esp. to the …
Oxford English vocab
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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DOWN — I. PREPOSITION AND ADVERB USES /daʊn/ Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DRAIN — ( drains, draining, drained) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. If you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DRAIN — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES brain drain drain board drain/empty a cup (= drink all the coffee, tea etc …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DRAIN — [noun] [C]A drain is any of various devices, such as a pipe, which is used to carry away waste matter …
Cambridge English vocab
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
DOWN — n. back down bear down beat down bog down boil down bowl down break down bring down broken down buckle …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
DOWN — INDEX: 1. moving down 2. to go down 3. when the sun goes down 4. to go down under the …
Longman Activator English vocab
GO — n. 25B6; verb he's gone into town : MOVE, proceed, make one's way, advance, progress, pass; walk, travel, journey; poetic/literary …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
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Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
DRAIN — n. 1 ditch, channel, trench, culvert, conduit, pipe, gutter, outlet, watercourse, sewer, cloaca The storm drains have overflowed 2 depletion, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
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Большой Англо-Русский словарь
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Большой Англо-Русский словарь

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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