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The phrase "drain of" is not a correct expression in English
You could use the word "drain" alone, as in the phrase "drain the water," or you could use the phrase "drain off," as in "drain off the grease." Example sentence: I had to drain off the grease from the pan before I could cook the eggs.
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It really shows a drain of values.
Is there a brain drain of young people?
Alas, the circling drain of the play pulls them down.
So I started spiralling down the drain of coffee obsession.
Everyone has felt the emotional drain of pushing forward.
Fighting against the emotional drain of his role, he played music.
And the drain of revenue sharing might be eased with Montreal gone.
Apart from the drain of being on tour, Yorke has reasons for fatigue.
Few worry about any drain of brain or brawn -- either real, or perceived by shareholders.
Aspen and its festival are feeling the drain of recent events.
Perhaps Houston has just failed to fully recover from the drain of the All-Star game.
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