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pouring down the drain

pouring down the drain is the present participle and gerund 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 pouring down the drain

What is pouring down the drain the present participle and gerund of?
Pouring down the drain is the present participle and gerund of pour down the drain.

Words near pouring down the drain in the dictionary

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

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