Went down the drain
Hello folks,

I want to know the meaning of 'went down the drain'?

Can you please let me know what exactly it means and show me an example using the phrase in a sentence?

Thanks,

Dan

Question

Went down the drain
Hello folks,

I want to know the meaning of 'went down the drain'?

Can you please let me know what exactly it means and show me an example using the phrase in a sentence?

Thanks,

Dan

Answer

it could mean literally it went down the drain into the sewer system or a drainage system.
Or in daily idiomatic speech, it usually means something was wasted, time, money, effort whatever

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