Down The Drain

Synonyms of down the drain

• lost
• wasted
• squandered

Antonyms of down the drain

• preserved
• saved
• recovered

Collocations of down the drain

money

Frequency: 80 %

All the money they had saved up went down the drain.

time

Frequency: 70 %

All the time they spent working on the project went down the drain.

efforts

Frequency: 65 %

All her efforts to succeed seemed to be going down the drain.

hopes

Frequency: 50 %

Their hopes for a better future were slowly going down the drain.

dreams

Frequency: 45 %

All their dreams of traveling the world seemed to be going down the drain.

Idiomatic Expressions for down the drain

• Phrase: Money down the drain
  Meaning: Money that has been wasted or lost.
  Usage: Spending so much on that expensive car was just money down the drain.