drain

/dreɪn/ noun

Translation

› [C] a pipe or hole that takes away waste liquids or water

pis su atık borusu/deliği

She poured the dirty water down the drain.326

a drain on sth › something that uses or wastes a lot of money or energy

(güç, para, zaman vb.) yük, zahmet

Keeping these people in prison is a huge drain on government finances.1811

down the drain informal › If money or work goes down the drain, it is wasted.

boşa gitmek, heba olmak, çar çur etmek/edilmek

If you leave the course now, all your hard work will go down the drain.1339

(Definition of drain noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

to manage not to be destroyed, harmed or permanently affected by the difficult situation you...

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