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gone down the drain

gone down the drain is the past participle 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 gone down the drain

What is gone down the drain the past participle of?
Gone down the drain is the past participle of go down the drain.

Words near gone down the drain in the dictionary

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

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