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pour down the drain
Verb
derogatory
idiomatic
transitive
Japanese Meaning
これまでの努力や成果が、後の誤った決定によって無駄になる。 / 以前の作業や労力が、その後の不適切な判断によって台無しにされる。
Sense（1）
（ present singular third-person ）
（ participle present ）
（ participle past ）
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(derogatory, idiomatic, transitive) To waste prior work by subsequent bad decisions.
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pour down the drain
If you ignore the testers' feedback now, you'll pour down the drain months of careful development.
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If you ignore the testers' feedback now, you'll pour down the drain months of careful development.
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