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maj
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Fri, 25 Mar 05 10:10 AM
Does it mean spoil? If not can you give us an example? Would it be right to say: Are we going to throw everything down the drain?
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pieanne
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Fri, 25 Mar 05 11:36 AM
I'd say it means "go wasted"...
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I'm glad to help, but I'm not a native! And please excuse my typos...
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abbie1948
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Tue, 29 Mar 05 04:23 PM
Yes, it means to waste. It may be said in reference to (for example) an action which will ruin a long period of hard work or effort:
If you were studying English for 3 years, then decided not to take your exams, your teachers might ask "Are you going to let all that work simply go down the drain?"
hope that helps
abbie
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Hope that helps. Abbie
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