present participle of go down the drain

simple past tense of go down the drain

past participle of go down the drain

(derogatory, idiomatic, transitive) To waste prior work by subsequent bad decisions.

The return of people who emigrated from a country during the process of brain drain.

(medicine, surgery) A closed-suction medical device consisting of an internal drain connected to a grenade-shaped bulb via plastic tubing, commonly used for collecting bodily fluids from surgical sites.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of laugh like a drain

present participle of laugh like a drain

simple past tense and past participle of laugh like a drain

Alternative form of like a rat up a drainpipe