Health-Related Idioms

noun a round shape or figure

verb to gradually get closer to a negative outcome or failure

preposition a word that shows the relationship between a noun or pronoun and other words in a sentence

article a word that is used with a noun to specify grammatical definiteness of the noun

• The company's financial situation is starting to circle the drain.
• My grades are circling the drain this semester.
• His relationship is circling the drain.
• The team's morale is circling the drain after the recent loss.