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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of go down the drain in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of go down the drain in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of go down the drain in a Sentence

  1. Eric Schneiderman:

    New Yorkers wash more than 19 tons of microbeads down the drain every year.

  2. Steffon Josey-Davis:

    I almost fainted. My life was ruined -- all my hard work went down the drain.

  3. Donald Trump:

    I fight like hell to pay as little as possible, i have the best lawyers and the best accountants and I fight and I pay, but it's an expense. And frankly, I would feel differently if this country was spending the money wisely instead of throwing it down the drain.

  4. Enid Bagnold:

    Who wants to become a writer? And why? Because it's the answer to everything. To Why am I here? To uselessness. It's the streaming reason for living. To note, to pin down, to build up, to create, to be astonished at nothing, to cherish the oddities, to let nothing go down the drain, to make something, to make a great flower out of life, even if it's a cactus.

  5. Maine Gov. Paul LePage:

    Beyond the health effects of the federal government’s corrupt food stamp policy is the tragedy of billions in wasted taxpayer dollars that buy candy and soda through a program that was originally designed to reduce hunger. Maine taxpayers see it every day at the grocery store and they are sick and tired of watching their hard-earned money go down the drain.

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