Down the Drain

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Down the Drain

Lost or vanished

Etymology:

We all know that water is precious thing and without it we cannot live. If water goes down the drain, it is vanished and we cannot get it back. If anything precious has been wasted, it has gone ‘down the drain’.

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When Adam’s business lost its shares in the market, his money went down the drain.

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Submitted on February 25, 2019

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down the drain

Wasted, squandered; irretrievable.

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