Sentences with phrase «down the drain for»

The way I feel at the moment, the money would be better spent watching his career go down the drain for a year.

The party sure isn't getting there money's worth from your efforts Money down the drain for sure.

The shatter - proof windshield uses Tesla Armor Glass that the company says is far more durable than standard glass; that's a big deal because a cracked windshield takes time to replace, and it's illegal to drive with a damaged one in the US, which means downtime and money down the drain for trucking companies.

I was laid off and the industry went down the drain for the next several years.

Not exact matches

«While we were there on our recent visit, some tourists put down some bottles of Chinese soda and a Macaque jumped out of a tree and went straight for the bottles, grabbing and draining one of them.»

That new gym habit or diet goes down the drain after just a few weeks, for instance, because your jeans don't get any less snug.

I love interacting with a lot of people, but dealing with all those messages can be a huge time drain that really drags down my productivity for the day.

Royalties are generally going down the drain due to oversupply with the big agencies making it more difficult for contributors to generate a decent return on their hard - earned images.

Verses fighting to control women's reproductive rights, fighting to keep their pastors out of jails for illicit se x ual conduct, fighting to protect their money... Gays are obviously walking in the Godly path and the religious right is going down the drain with the «ways of men.»

If it weren't for the Christian conservatives, our country would be further down the drain than you atheists made it.

I'd like to have a president who doesn't keep his money in Switzerland and the Cayman Islands.I'd like to have a president who knows more people are on food stamps today because tax cuts for the rich did not create jobs and caused this country to go down the drain.

Knowing these things is crucial for critical thinking - I wish that would be taught in the schools, just so that the entire country does not go down the damn drain.

If they lose their jobs, and their health is failing, their possession are threatened, and they see everything they have worked for go down the drain, people get depressed, and since they have no hope for the future, sometimes they commit suicide.

Now, we are stuck with the Pottery Barn rule that» if you break it, you own it» We are still paying for Bush's mistakes, with a couple of trillion dollars that we did not have, down the drain already, fighting a war charged to our credit cards.

(There is a legendary story, now uncheckable, that in the high sixties, the Marxist student elite at Oxford University donated their life's blood to the Viet Cong, but it was all poured down the drain when it reached East Berlin for processing.

Money which you use for travels is thrown down the drain, but if you use it for investment (building schools) you strengthen the economy of your home country.

Let it drain in a colander for 5 minutes, press down with the back of a spoon to excrete extra water.

Drain and rinse your cashews, then add all ingredients to a high speed blender and blend for 1 minute until super creamy, scraping down the sides a few times in between to push down any chunks.

Pouring it down the drain and starting over was the only real answer for me.

To help tamp down the peppery - mustardy, bitter taste of broccoli rabe, Criscuolo says, «I blanch it in a small amount of lightly salted boiling water for just a minute, then drain it, reserving the water for a soup.»

I've found that draining and rinsing canned black beans and cooking them down and mashing gives them creaminess without adding any extra fat (using the Bon Appetit Bean Tacos recipe as guide for spices).

Just to play devil's advocate, we had a septic system in our last home where we lived for 7 years and I used coconut oil frequently in the bath and shower (in normal amounts — not dumping it down the drain, obviously).

You'll feel righteous for not having poured the leftover coffee down the drain and you'll get a boost of omega 3 and 6, all 10 essential amino acids, 4 grams of protein and almost half of the daily required calcium.

Depending on how much water is in your Laban and how thick you want your Labneh the bag needs to drain for 4 hours to overnight (if you're in a rush and you need the labneh faster you can press squeeze the bag and press down often to help remove the excess whey).

Let drain in a colander for 10 minutes, cut side down.

This is an important step, drain the potatoes and return to the same burner (turned down to warm), cover the potatoes for at least 15 minutes before mashing.

I would like to drain the fat this time around for healthier reasons and cook the onions down in a little beef stock, or french onion soup.

Directions: Bring about 3 cups salted water to boil in medium saucepan / Add freekeh, turn down to a simmer and cook for 20 - 25 minutes, until al dente / Drain and spread out on a baking sheet to cool.

This lightning - fast version of the classic pasta recipe calls for just the right amount of water that magically cooks down to create a silky sauce (no draining necessary!).

Preheat the oven to 350degrees F. Using flavorless oil (or baking spray) grease your bundt pan and leave upside down on paper towel for the excess to drain out.

Drain and rinse your cashews, then add all ingredients to a high speed blender and blend for 2 - 3 minutes until super creamy, scraping down the sides a few times in between to push down any chunks.

I poured it down the drain, threw the glass in the trash, and pretended that I had never agreed to write this article for Healthyish.

We like chunk tuna for its texture in our best tuna salad recipe; drain it really well by pressing the open lid down and squeezing the daylights out of it.

Preheat the oven to 200 degrees (fan) Add the spinach to a food processor / high powered blender and allow it to be roughly chopped by the blades Drain and rinse the chickpeas well and then add them in along with the rest of the ingredients If the mixture is too sticky, add more almond meal and if it's too dry, add more water Line an oven proof dish with parchment paper Roll the mixture into balls, then place them on the baking sheet and (optional) press down on them to make them flatter Bake in the oven for 20 minutes until crispy

and what if we do nt qualify its 55 million (his transfer worth) down the drain and he will go free and dictate his worth to his heart delight, come on mr wenger softon your approach and let him go for 60 million, my reasoning is better a bird in your hand than one in the skies, if you know what i mean

PSG have said that no player will be leaving them today so there goes another 2 potential signings down the drain any signing made today will definitely be a panic buy with no top class players available we will have to settle for 2nd rate ones i rather not sign anyone!!

That was money down the drain... Unless if it was for selling shirts......

Nothing like having your government throw billions down the drain to host the World Cup for a semi-final embarrassment.

Quarterback Matt Schaub found rookie DeAndre Hopkins for the game - winning touchdown from two yards out in overtime, giving Bullock a pass for tossing nine points down the drain.

Honestly don't believe there is any cause behind this, is just a short sighted and damaging way of getting AS half price for a year, oblivious to the fact that we're throwing 100 million down the drain.

It's been another exciting season for Tottenham, though a hugely promising start has arguably gone down the drain lately after a disappointing dip in form.

The point secured here was arguably a minor triumph for Everton, a team whose top - flight form has drained as the campaign has progressed, given they played most of the second period a man down.

It's happened time and again down the years to those of us who have lived on the «dark side» for so long but it has been there that we receive heart wrenching, emotionally draining and totally wonderful football life experience unparalleled at any other club

Even with the relatively young age, he has a lot of experience in the first team for Valencia CF, although the team's recent form is down the drain.

It is also important to try to make sure that your breast is as drained as possible (look for your milk streams to slow down or stop flowing when you are pumping to know it is getting drained) because the body will replenish what is drained.

They put me on morphine for the extreme pain, and so for five days in the hospital, I pumped furiously (for fear of losing my precious milk supply) and had to dump every ounce down the drain.

I'd love to be able to wave a magic wand so no mom has to experience the agony of seeing her milk spilled on the counter but since we can't do that, we'll give you some tips and guidelines for avoiding other unnecessary causes to pouring liquid gold down the drain.

The kids start to count to see how long it takes and you then can relax and I say the bath is the best for this with clothes and all or shower where the poop can just go down the drain.

The definition is just as it sounds: To pump or express breastmilk from your breasts and then to immediately dump it (down the drain, for instance) instead of saving it for your baby.

Expect to catch her peering down the bathtub drain to see where the water goes, looking in your purse for your car keys, or checking the trash can after you've thrown something away.