down the drain

意思

wasted, with nothing to show for it

白白浪費，毫無收穫.

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?

文法

常用於 go 或 be 之後，或用於 pour money down the drain。片語本身不變。