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pours down the drain

pours down the drain is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 pours down the drain

What is pours down the drain the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Pours down the drain is the third-person singular simple present indicative of pour down the drain.

Words near pours down the drain in the dictionary

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

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