How is the phrase dinheiro deitado fora translated from Portuguese to English

English translation
money down the drain
phrase

Dinheiro gasto em algo totalmente inútil.

Money spent on something completely useless.

Examples with “dinheiro deitado fora”

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  • Aquele curso foi dinheiro deitado fora. — That course was money down the drain.

  • Repará-lo outra vez é dinheiro deitado fora. — Repairing it again is money down the drain.

  • Todos os meses é dinheiro deitado fora. — Every month it's money down the drain.

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