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down the plughole

down the plughole prepositional phrase: synonym of down the drain.

Prepositional phrase

  1. Synonym of down the drain.
    Synonyms:
    down the drain

Synonyms of down the plughole

Questions about down the plughole

What does down the plughole mean?
Down the plughole means synonym of down the drain.
What part of speech is down the plughole?
Down the plughole is a prepositional phrase.

Words near down the plughole in the dictionary

  1. down the house
  2. down the khazi
  3. down the line
  4. down the middle
  5. down the pan
  6. down the plughole
  7. down the road
  8. down the road, not across the street
  9. down the shitter
  10. down the toilet
  11. down the track

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