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Ka Hoerschaf Posted 14 years ago
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rounded the drain

Hello ... I don´t understand the meaning of .. I rounded the drain ....

Backround ... someone is talking about an accident, and that he was dead for some secondes .. and says, that the doctor saif, he had also "rounded the drain" ..

what does that mean ... he´s been near the edge?

Thanks so much for helping.
  

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The expression is "to circle the drain" or, vulgarly, "to circle the bowl", meaning the toilet bowl. When you remove the stopper from a sink full of water, it forms a whirlpool. Anything floating will go round and round before it goes down.

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  • The expression is "to circle the drain" or, vulgarly, "to circle the bowl", meaning the toilet bowl.
  • When you remove the stopper from a sink full of water, it forms a whirlpool.
  • Anything floating will go round and round before it goes down.
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The expression is "to circle the drain" or, vulgarly, "to circle the bowl", meaning the toilet bowl. When you remove the stopper from a sink full of water, it forms a whirlpool. Anything floating will go round and round before it goes down.
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Ka Hoerschafrounded the drain
almost died; was about to die

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