pour down the drain in English

Forms: pours down the drain [present, singular, third-person], pouring down the drain [participle, present], poured down the drain [participle, past], poured down the drain [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-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)

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        "To waste prior work by subsequent bad decisions."
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        "(derogatory, idiomatic, transitive) To waste prior work by subsequent bad decisions."
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          "word": "wyrzucać w błoto"
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    {
      "form": "pours down the drain",
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        "third-person"
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    {
      "form": "pouring down the drain",
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        "participle",
        "present"
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    },
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"pour down the drain" meaning in English

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