down the drain

English

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Prepositional phrase

down the drain

1. (idiomatic, euphemistic) Synonym of down the toilet: wasted or irretrievable.
   • 1997, Bob Dylan, Not Dark Yet

     Well, my sense of humanity has gone down the drain
     Behind every beautiful thing there's been some kind of pain.

Derived terms

• go down the drain

See also

• circle the drain