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Maj Posted 21 years ago
Vocabulary
Down the drain
Does it mean spoil? If not can you give us an example? Would it be right to say: Are we going to throw everything down the drain?
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I'd say it means "go wasted"...
- I'd say it means "go wasted"...
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Yes, it means to waste. It may be said in reference to (for example) an action which will ruin a long period of hard work or effort:
If you were studying English for 3 years, then decided not to take your exams, your teachers might ask "Are you going to let all that work simply go down the drain?"
hope that helps
abbie
If you were studying English for 3 years, then decided not to take your exams, your teachers might ask "Are you going to let all that work simply go down the drain?"
hope that helps
abbie
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