Examples of 'gone down the drain' in a sentence

Meaning of "gone down the drain"

gone down the drain: This idiom is used to express that something has been wasted, failed, or lost irretrievably, often referring to efforts, opportunities, or resources that have not yielded the expected results
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  • past participle of go down the drain

How to use "gone down the drain" in a sentence

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gone down the drain
Years of detective work gone down the drain.
Gone down the drain.
Traditional values have gone down the drain.
These have gone down the drain of history, after murdering many people.
Another business gone down the drain.
He 's lethargic, irritable, and the last two months, his schoolwork 's gone down the drain.
Weeks bookings gone down the drain.
Then explain to me why thousands of gallons of beer have gone down the drain.
So our industry has gone down the drain as a result of this and I would hope.
Assuming he has not already gone down the drain.
Yeah, gone down the drain.
Prestige of our hospital has gone down the drain.
But your life 's gone down the drain since daddy went away, has not it?
All the money has just gone down the drain.
And the shower curtain suggests that all our evidence has gone down the drain.

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My social life 's gone down the drain anyway.
Everything I invested in my whole childhood has gone down the drain.
It 's already gone down the drain.
Saul was completely blind, all his plans having gone down the drain.
Everything 's gone down the drain.
First you 'd have to find all those rings that have gone down the drain.
Objectivity has gone down the drain.
It's really awful how my alma mater has gone down the drain.
However, my heartful of passion has gone down the drain with no response at all.
After Facebook deletes those pages, that money is virtually gone down the drain.
The thing is your plan has gone down the drain now.
And your father's work would have gone down the drain.
Because I was convinced that it had gone down the drain in the sink.
In that case, however, the Christmas release would have gone down the drain.
Moreover . It 's already gone down the drain.
A bucket? Assuming he has not already gone down the drain.
His whole investigation had gone down the drain.
I have a feeling that it 's all gone down the drain.
He was showing off . Now the commercial has gone down the drain.
If I did not, all our efforts till now would have gone down the drain.
I hear Miss Nielsen 's engagement has gone down the drain.
We were pressured I think it's gone down the drain now.
The 10 year investment has gone down the drain.
And your father's work would've gone down the drain.
Oh, what difference does it make? My social life 's gone down the drain anyway.
Forget me means goodbye. The 10 year investment has gone down the drain.
He 's lethargic, irritable, school work 's gone down the drain.
Fool. The officer position, you so wanted, has gone down the drain.

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