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goes down the drain

goes down the drain is the third-person singular simple present indicative of go down the drain.

Meaning of go down the drain

Verb

go down the drain (third-person singular simple present goes down the drain, present participle going down the drain, simple past went down the drain, past participle gone down the drain)

  1. (euphemistic, idiomatic) Synonym of go down the toilet: to fail.

Questions about goes down the drain

What is goes down the drain the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Goes down the drain is the third-person singular simple present indicative of go down the drain.

Words near goes down the drain in the dictionary

  1. goes down like a sack of potatoes
  2. goes down on
  3. goes down south
  4. goes down swinging
  5. goes down that road
  6. goes down the drain
  7. goes down the khazi
  8. goes down the pan
  9. goes down the road
  10. goes down the toilet
  11. goes down the tube

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