down the plughole
Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- /daʊn stressed ði -hoʊl/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- /daʊn stressed ði -hoʊl/
Definition of down the plughole words
- phrase down the plughole If you say that something has gone down the plughole, you mean that it has failed or has been lost or wasted. 0
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Parts of speech for Down the plughole
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
down the plughole popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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