pour money down the drain

To waste or squander money; to spend money foolishly or carelessly. I don't know why you pour money down the drain on such useless things. I thought I'd save some cash buying a second-hand car, but I've poured so much money down the drain trying to get it working that I might as well have just bought a new one!

pour money down the drain

Fig. to waste money; to throw money away. What a waste! Buying that old car is just pouring money down the drain. Don't buy any more of that low-quality merchandise. That's just throwing money down the drain.

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释义	pour money down the drain pour money down the drain To waste or squander money; to spend money foolishly or carelessly. I don't know why you pour money down the drain on such useless things. I thought I'd save some cash buying a second-hand car, but I've poured so much money down the drain trying to get it working that I might as well have just bought a new one! See also: down, drain, money, pour Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. pour money down the drain Fig. to waste money; to throw money away. What a waste! Buying that old car is just pouring money down the drain. Don't buy any more of that low-quality merchandise. That's just throwing money down the drain. See also: down, drain, money, pour McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. See also: color of someone's money, see the be burning a hole in (one's) pocket be burning a hole in your pocket be rolling in money funny money come into (some) money come into money be (right) on the money be pushed for money for a while References in periodicals archive outside If government enters into another all-embracing contract it will continue to pour money down the drain and cause needless distress to people whose physical condition is surely burden enough. I said a year ago the benefits testing system isn't working Simeon Linstead, of uSwitch.com, said: "Current account customers pour money down the drain by not looking closely enough at the real cost of sticking with existing accounts." Kevin Mountford, of moneysupermarket.com, said the OFT report should be a huge "wake-up call to half the population who have money in accounts paying next to no interest". your money: Held to account; BANKS MAKE BILLIONS BY BAFFLING CUSTOMERS WITH TRICKY CHARGES We did not come into this season believing we were going to have to pour money down the drain in solicitors' fees. Football: Truth hurts, says Ridsdale, as he hits out at book critics Now, as police destroy the 200th bike they have confiscated, officers are warning parents not to pour money down the drain by buying the bikes for their children this Christmas. Crushing blow for peewee tearaways; POLICE: Mini motorbikes worth an amazing pounds 60,000 have been taken off the streets We'll continue to pour money down the drain on management consultants and flawed IT initiatives. A political irrelevance
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