Pronunciation: /ˈsər.kəl ðə dreɪn/
noun a round shape or figure
A1 The water circling the drain was dirty.
A2 She watched as the small pieces of paper circled the drain.
B1 The relationship was slowly circling the drain, with no hope of recovery.
B2 The company's finances were circling the drain, leading to potential bankruptcy.
C1 The government's handling of the crisis was causing the economy to circle the drain.
C2 The once successful business was now circling the drain, facing imminent closure.
verb to gradually get closer to a negative outcome or failure
A1 The water started to circle the drain in the bathtub.
A2 I watched as my dreams slowly circled the drain.
B1 Her relationship with him was circling the drain for months before they broke up.
B2 The company's finances were circling the drain before they implemented a new strategy.
C1 The political situation in the country seemed to be circling the drain as corruption continued to rise.
C2 Despite efforts to save the business, it was clear that it was circling the drain and would soon shut down.
preposition a word that shows the relationship between a noun or pronoun and other words in a sentence
A1 The water in the bathtub started to circle the drain.
A2 I watched as my life seemed to circle the drain with each bad decision.
B1 The company's finances were circling the drain until they implemented a new cost-saving strategy.
B2 Despite their best efforts, the team could not stop the project from circling the drain.
C1 The political scandal was causing the government's reputation to circle the drain.
C2 The once successful business was now circling the drain due to mismanagement and poor decisions.
article a word that is used with a noun to specify grammatical definiteness of the noun
A1 The water in the bathtub started to circle the drain.
A2 She could see her life circling the drain as she struggled with addiction.
B1 The company's finances were circling the drain due to poor management.
B2 Despite efforts to save the business, it continued to circle the drain towards bankruptcy.
C1 The political party's reputation was circling the drain after the scandal broke.
C2 The once successful company was now circling the drain, facing imminent closure.
formal The company's financial situation is starting to circle the drain.
informal My grades are circling the drain this semester.
slang His relationship is circling the drain.
figurative The team's morale is circling the drain after the recent loss.
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