“Throw money down the drain”in other languages
Waste money.
English
French
Polish
Thai
EnglishFrenchPolishThaiSame idea, different pictures
English and Polish throw it away for good, down the drain or into the mud, wyrzucić pieniądze w błoto. French throws it out the windows, jeter l'argent par les fenêtres, into the street.
Thai pounds chili paste and dissolves it in the river, ตำน้ำพริกละลายแม่น้ำ: all that work, and no soup to show for it.
More sayings in other languages
- Throw one's weight around
- Tie the knot
- Tighten one's belt
- Tilt at windmills
- Luck out
- Too big for one's britches
- The truth will out
- Turn a blind eye
- Blow hot and cold