go down the drain

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go down the drain

verb goes down the drain · going down the drain · went down the drain · gone down the drain

euphemistic, idiomatic Synonym of go down the toilet: to fail.
Similar: go down the toilet

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@misc{go_down_the_drain_2026,
  title = {go down the drain},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/go%20down%20the%20drain},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}