Meanings
prepositional phrase
- idiomaticWasted or irretrievable.
Well, my sense of humanity has gone down the drain Behind every beautiful thing there's been some kind of pain.
1997, Bob Dylan, Not Dark Yet, (Please provide the book title or journal name)Synonyms: down the plughole
Synonyms & antonyms
prepositional phraseWasted or irretrievable.
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Translations
Chinese Mandarin 付諸東流 /付诸东流
- 付諸東流 /付诸东流 (fùzhūdōngliú)Translations
Finnish kankkulan kaivoon
- kankkulan kaivoonTranslations
Polish stracony, zmarnowany
- straconyTranslations
- zmarnowanyTranslations
Portuguese ralo abaixo
- ralo abaixoTranslations
Spanish al garete, a pique
- al gareteTranslations
- a piqueTranslations
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APA
down the drain. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/down%20the%20drain
MLA
“down the drain.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/down%20the%20drain. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “down the drain,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/down%20the%20drain.
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