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poured down the drain

poured down the drain is the simple past and past participle of pour down the drain.

Meaning of pour down the drain

Verb

pour down the drain (third-person singular simple present pours down the drain, present participle pouring down the drain, simple past and past participle poured down the drain)

  1. (derogatory, idiomatic, transitive) To waste prior work by subsequent bad decisions.

Questions about poured down the drain

What is poured down the drain the simple past and past participle of?
Poured down the drain is the simple past and past participle of pour down the drain.

Words near poured down the drain in the dictionary

  1. pourdowns
  2. poured
  3. poured cats and dogs
  4. poured cold water on
  5. poured down
  6. poured down the drain
  7. poured forth
  8. poured fuel on the fire
  9. poured gasoline on the fire
  10. poured good money after bad
  11. poured honey on

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