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go down the plughole informalif work or effort goes down the plughole, it is completely wasted〔工作或努力〕完全白费，付诸东流:•Two years of hard work went right down the plughole.两年来的辛勤工作全都白费了。b. if a business goes down the plughole, it fails and has to close〔企业〕倒闭，破产 go down the plughole informal be unsuccessful, lost, or wasted 〈非正式〉失败; 丢失; 浪费： the company went down the plughole. 该公司以失败告终了。 |