Sentence examples for circle the Drain from inspiring English sources
verb
To be in rapid decline or a state of downfall, especially as leading to inevitable utter failure or destruction.
As we used to say in the medical business, I'm starting to circle the drain.
It's watching this guy circle the drain in his personal life and ultimately find redemption in the most dramatic way.
Just because the characters waste their time doesn't mean you should waste yours watching them circle the drain.
Along the way, North Carolina's reputation as the south's progressive, intellectual capital has started to circle the drain.
Operator errors with Land Rover's similar Terrain Response System, and the expensive repairs that may result, are one reason that brand's reliability ratings consistently circle the drain.
But now, as many of the first movers circle the drain, improvements in customer service technology are helping survivors come much closer to the early self-service ideal.
Chevy Chase as Pierce Hawthorne – Pierce is implicitly described by the college dean as one of the school's "old people keeping their minds active as they circle the drains of eternity".
They're circling the drain.
The economy is circling the drain.
Mr. Miller added, "We're circling the drain".
Without those things, we're all just circling the drain.
