down the drain
down the drain {adj.} or {adv. phr.}, {informal}
Wasted; lost.
It is money down the drain if you spend it all on candy.
Our plans to go swimming went down the drain when it rained.
Compare: GO BY THE BOARD.
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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms
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