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разг.1) (of smth.) "в канализационную трубу", впустую, на ветер, зря (обыкн. употр. с гл. to go, to pour и to throw)If you're going to chuck your money down the drain you can damn well pay for my breakfast. (W. S. Maugham, ‘The Razor's Edge’, ch. VI) — Если уж вы решили швыряться деньгами, можете заплатить за мой завтрак, чёрт подери!
He looked at his watch, but it was smashed... Seven quid gone down the drain... (A. Sillitoe, ‘Saturday Night and Sunday Morning’, part I, ch. XII) — Артур посмотрел на часы, но они были разбиты... Семи фунтов как не бывало...
It is money down the drain if you spend it all on candy. (DAI) — Это выброшенные деньги, если ты истратишь их на конфеты.
2) (of smb.) ≈ по наклонной плоскости (обыкн. to go down the drain опуститься; разориться, вылететь в трубу)Get smart, Nannette... If you don't, you'll find yourself going down the drain. (E. Caldwell, ‘Certain Women’, ‘Nannette’) — Не теряйся ни при каких обстоятельствах, Нанетт... А то пропадешь.
Several large creditors... were considered likely to go down the drain... (A. Hailey, ‘The Moneychangers’, part III, ch. 24) — Вполне может быть, что вместе с этой компанией вылетят в трубу несколько ее крупных кредиторов...
He used to be a reliable, hard-working person, but he seems to have gone down the drain recently. (ECI) — Он был надежным, трудолюбивым человеком, но за последнее время опустился.
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paзг.1) (of smth.) «в кaнaлизaциoнную cиcтeму», впуcтую, зpя, нa вeтep (oбыкн. упoтp. c гл. to go, to pour и to throw)He looked at his watch, but it was smashed... Seven quid gone down the drain (A. Sillitoe). If you're going to chuck your money down the drain you can damn well pay for my breakfast (W. S. Maugham). One more theory down the drain (D. Francis)2) (of smb.) x пo нaклoннoй плocкocти (oбыкн. to go down the drain oпуcтитьcя; paзopитьcя, вылeтeть в тpубу)Get smart, Nannette... If you don't, you'll find yourself going down the drain (E. Caldwell). Several large creditors... were considered likely to go down the drain (A. Hailey)
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