GO DOWN THE DRAIN

Meaning of GO DOWN THE DRAIN in English

phrasal

: to come to be outmoded, discarded, or lost

our opinions … will have either gone down the drain or become every man's private conviction — Virgil Thomson

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

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 — ( BrE also (go) down the ˈplughole ) ( informal ) (to be) wasted; (to get) very much worse : …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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

Webster's New International English Dictionary

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