"down the drain" in Chinese (Simplified)

白费了打水漂

Definition

“Down the drain” 意指某事被浪费或失去，通常是指金钱、时间或努力没有成果。

通常口语，用于表达浪费金钱、时间或努力的沮丧。常见搭配：'money/time down the drain'，不是字面意思表达物品真的进入下水道。

All my hard work went down the drain.

我所有的努力都**白费了**。

After the project failed, the money was down the drain.

项目失败后，钱都**打水漂了**。

If you quit now, everything you've done will be down the drain.

如果你现在放弃，之前做的一切都会**白费了**。

All that money just went down the drain because of a tiny mistake.

就因为一个小错误，所有的钱都**打水漂了**。

I can't believe all my vacation savings are down the drain now.

真不敢相信我的度假积蓄现在全都**白费了**。

We spent months planning, but when it rained on the wedding day, it all went down the drain.

我们花了几个月策划，但婚礼当天一场雨让一切都**白费了**。