Question

down the drain My years of marketing research went down the drain when the organisation was closed.

Accepted Answer

To say that money, time or energy has gone down the drain, means that it has been wasted or lost.

Phrase/Idiom	down the drain
Definition	To say that money, time or energy has gone down the drain, means that it has been wasted or lost.
Example	My years of marketing research went down the drain when the organisation was closed.

Drain Money Time Energy Means Wasted Lost Years