goes down the drain

A form of go down the drain — Synonym of go down the toilet: to fail.

Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

verb
  1. indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of go down the drain
Cite this entry
APA

goes down the drain. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/goes%20down%20the%20drain

MLA

“goes down the drain.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/goes%20down%20the%20drain. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “goes down the drain,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/goes%20down%20the%20drain.

Source: goes down the drain on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.