down the drain
Wasted; lost.
Бесполезные расходы, потеря, как правило времени или денег.
It is money down the drain if you spend it all on candy.
Our plans to go swimming went down the drain when it rained.
Then our funding was withdrawn and two years' work went down the drain.
И затем наше субсидирование было прекращено и два года работы были выброшены на ветер.
down the hatch
Let us drink!
When we celebrated Mom's birthday, we all raised our glasses and cried in unison, "Down the hatch!"
down the line
Down the road or street; straight ahead.
По дороге или улице; прямо, впереди.
The church is down the line a few blocks.
Mary is very young and many changes await her down the line.
Мэри очень молода, и ее ждет много перемен в будущем.
All the way; completely; thoroughly.
Bob always follows the teacher's directions right down the line.
down to the wire
Running out of time, nearing a deadline.
Превышать срок; приближаться к окончательному сроку.
Bob is down to the wire on his project.
The workers went down to the wire and were able to complete the construction of the bridge on time.
Рабочие подошли к крайнему сроку и смогли закончить сооружение моста вовремя.
Being financially almost broke, being very low on cash or other funds.
We can't afford going to a restaurant tonight - we're really down to the wire!
down-at-heel
down-at-the-heel
down-at-the-heels
Poorly kept up or dressed shabby; not neat; sloppy.
John is always down-at-the-heels, but his sister is always very neat.
Old houses sometimes look down-at-the-heel.
drag on the market
An article for which the demand has fallen off thus causing an oversupply.
Your type of word processor went out of style and is now a drag on the market.
draw a line in the sand
Установить определенные границы, за пределами которых какая-либо ситуация или активность неприемлемы.
That's it! We're going to draw a line in the sand and make this our final proposal.
Достаточно! Мы подводим черту и делаем это нашим последним предложением.
draw a line
draw the line
To think of as different.
The law in this country draws a line between murder and manslaughter.
Can you draw the line between a lie and a fib?
To set a limit to what will be done; say something cannot be done. Often used with at.
We would like to invite everybody to our party, but we have to draw a line somewhere.
Mrs. Jones draws the line at permitting the children to play in their father's den.
People fighting for their freedom often do not draw the line at murder.
I don’t mind helping him with his homework, but I draw the line at writing a term paper for him.
The conference organizers tried to accommodate the needs of the various interest groups, but they drew the line at extending the conference by two days.