Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gone down the drain

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.03 in modern English

Syllables
gone -down the drain
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
2
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

Questions

What does gone down the drain mean?
past participle of go down the drain

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