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The phrase "a drain" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to a device or opening that allows water or other liquids to flow away, or metaphorically to describe something that depletes resources or energy.
Example: "The constant demands of the project felt like a drain on my time and energy."
Alternatives: "a burden" or "a siphon".
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You're just a drain on everyone.
It's such a drain.
The upkeep is a drain.
But what a drain cover!
So, how likely is such a drain?
"Snakes on a drain," he said flatly.
Are meetings a drain on office productivity?
He's serving like a drain here.
It drips artfully into a drain.
"An empty building is really a drain on a street.
Their deaths are a drain on the organisation's resources.
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