Meanings
verbpour down the drain (third-person singular simple present pours down the drain, present participle pouring down the drain, simple past and past participle poured down the drain)
present singular third person pours down the drain · participle present pouring down the drain · participle past poured down the drain · past poured down the drain
- derogatoryidiomatictransitiveTo waste prior work by subsequent bad decisions.
Translations
Polish wyrzucać w błoto, wyrzucić w błoto
- wyrzucać w błototo waste prior work
- wyrzucić w błototo waste prior work
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Chicago
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