Throw Money Down the Drain

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🗓️ Idiom: Throw Money Down the Drain

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💬 Meaning

• To waste money on something that brings no value or return.
• To spend money carelessly or on something ineffective or unnecessary.

🧠 Example Sentences

• Investing in that outdated software was like throwing money down the drain.
• If we don’t fix the marketing strategy, we’re just throwing money down the drain.
• Buying all that expensive equipment before confirming the project was throwing money down the drain.

🏛️ Origin

This idiom uses a vivid image of literally pouring money into a drain where it disappears and becomes unrecoverable. It emphasises the idea of complete financial waste.

📝 Practice Exercises

1. Fill in the blank:

Paying for ads that don’t reach the right audience is just __________.

Answer

throwing money down the drain

2. Choose the correct meaning of “throwing money down the drain”:

A) Investing in a profitable opportunity
B) Spending money wisely
C) Wasting money without any benefit

Answer

C) Wasting money without any benefit

3. Rewrite the sentence using the idiom:

“They wasted a lot of money on a failed campaign.” → Change the sentence using: throwing money down the drain

Answer

They threw money down the drain with that failed campaign.

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👉 Finance and Accounting Idioms
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