I'll be so annoyed if all my hard work goes down the plughole just because he's too lazy to finish his bit in time.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
down the plughole — informal 1 used to describe something that is being wasted or lost All my hard work went down the plughole. [=went down the drain] You re pouring your money down the plughole. [=you re wasting your money] 2 used to describe something that is… … Useful english dictionary
go down the plughole — (informal) To fail, be wasted or lost • • • Main Entry: ↑plug * * * go down the plughole informal phrase to be completely lost or wasted All that money has gone down the plughole. Thesaurus: to fail, or to stop being successful … Useful english dictionary
(go) down the plughole — (go) down the ˈplughole idiom (BrE) = ↑down the drain ↑drain n. Main entry: ↑plughole … Useful english dictionary
go down the plughole — informal to be completely lost or wasted All that money has gone down the plughole … English dictionary
go down the plughole — informal be unsuccessful, lost, or wasted. → plughole … English new terms dictionary
Down the plughole — wasted (as effort, money, etc.) … Dictionary of Australian slang
down the plughole — Australian Slang wasted (as effort, money, etc.) … English dialects glossary
(go) down the drain — (go) down the ˈdrain idiom (BrE also (go) down the ˈplughole) (informal) (to be) wasted; (to get) very much worse • It s just … Useful english dictionary
plughole — [[t]plʌ̱ghoʊl[/t]] plugholes 1) N COUNT A plughole is a small hole in a bath or sink which allows the water to flow away and into which you can put a plug. [BRIT] (in AM, use drain) 2) PHRASE: V inflects If you say that something has gone down… … English dictionary
plughole — plug|hole [ˈplʌghəul US houl] n BrE 1.) the hole in a bath or ↑sink that the water flows out of, and which you can put a plug into American Equivalent: drain 2.) go down the plughole informal a) if work or effort goes down the plughole, it is… … Dictionary of contemporary English
