How to Pronounce "pour money down the drain"
expression
PAWR MUH-nee DOWN thuh DRAIN
PAW muh-nee DOWN thuh DRAIN
Definition
To waste money on something useless or unproductive, as if you were throwing cash into a drain.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈpɔɹ/ /ˈməni/ /ˈdaʊn/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈdɹeɪn
British English
pˈɔː/ /mˈʌni/ /dˈaʊn/ /ðə, ði/ /dɹˈeɪn
Simplified Pronunciation
US
PAWR MUH-nee DOWN thuh DRAIN
UK
PAW muh-nee DOWN thuh DRAIN
Listen in Context
If you buy a broken car, you just pour money down the drain.
Don't pour money down the drain on things you don't need.
He is pouring money down the drain with all these repairs.
After seeing the results, I realized we'd just poured money down the drain.