Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

have the drains up

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.55 in modern English

Syllables: have the drain-s up
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

2

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To investigate the internals of a situation.

Example Sentences

"So let's now have the drains up and have a good old look at some dodgy working practices that should have gone out with the ark."
"I want you to have the drains up. Find out why there have been all these cock-ups. I want two reports. One the official confidential one to be sent up the line and kept on file, but between you and me I want to know more than that."

Inflected Forms

has the drains up (present, singular) having the drains up (participle, present) had the drains up (participle, past) had the drains up (past)

Phrases

get to the bottom of

Frequently Paired Words

get to the bottom of

Questions

What does have the drains up mean?: To investigate the internals of a situation.

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