down the drain

含义

wasted, with nothing to show for it

白白浪费，毫无收获.

例句

1. 1When the trip was cancelled, all our deposits went down the drain.
2. 2Months of practice went down the drain when the concert was called off.
3. 3Paying for a gym you never use is just money down the drain.
4. 4All his hard work on the project went down the drain when the company closed.
5. 5Is all the money we spent on the old car now down the drain?

语法

常用于 go 或 be 之后，或用于 pour money down the drain。短语本身不变。