Down the Drain Benjamin amp Sissi 10292015 Meaning amp Sentences Meaning lost forever wasted gone During the Depression huge fortunes went down the drain No drugs down the drain ID: 574784
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Idiom Teaching
Down the Drain
Benjamin &
Sissi
10/29/2015Slide2
Meaning & Sentences
Meaning : lost forever; wasted;
goneDuring the Depression huge fortunes went down the drain.
No drugs down the drain.Slide3
Origin
In some places, water is more important than oil or gold. Without water, crops can’t grow and people can’t live. Once water goes down the drain, it’s gone and cannot be retrieved. Today we say that anything precious that’s been wasted or lost has gone “ down the drain.”Slide4
Down the drainSlide5
Down the drainSlide6
Dialogue
Hello,
Sissi. How are you doing?How can I help you? You have so much to do?Oh! it’s easy. It means “lost or wasted; disappearing”. Sure! As you know, California is in serious drought now. We can not afford to let water go down the drain.
I am as busy as a bee. We are busy preparing group presentation and writing US company reports. In addition, I have to teach idioms.
Do you know the meaning of “down the drain”?
Can you give me an example?Slide7
Q & A