Definition of circles the drain

circle the drain    

verb

• to be near failure or death.

  The restaurant where I work is circling the drain. I think I'll be out of a job soon.

  I really haven't done a good job at the company. I think my career is circling the drain.

  Last edited on Apr 20 2013. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 26 2009.

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Other terms relating to 'circle':
circle	Definitions include: a social group.
circle jerk	Definitions include: a sexual practice in which a group of men stand in a circle and engage in mutual masturbation, with or without interpersonal contact.
circles	Definitions include: breasts.
circle the wagons	Definitions include: to defend against an attack.
CTD	Definitions include: acronym for "circling the drain" (i.e. about to die,) used on medical charts by doctors in the UK.
square the circle	Definitions include: four right angled knife cuts to remove the dead animal's anus from its hide, to facilitate the hide's removal from the carcass.
Other terms relating to 'drain':
brain drain	Definitions include: the departure of intelligent people from a company, organization, country, etc.
CTD	Definitions include: acronym for "circling the drain" (i.e. about to die,) used on medical charts by doctors in the UK.
drain bramage	Definitions include: "brain damage", as if spoken by one with brain damage.
drainer	Definitions include: a person who is a total slacker, or completely lazy.
drain (one's) lizard	Definitions include: to urinate.
drain (one's) main vein	Definitions include: to urinate.
drain (one's) radiator	Definitions include: to urinate
drain the beaver	Definitions include: to urinate.
drain the dragon	Definitions include: To pee; usually male.
drain the lizard	Definitions include: To urinate.
drain the main vain	Definitions include: misspelling of "drain the main vein".
drain the main vein	Definitions include: to urinate.
drain the radiator	Definitions include: To pee; usually male.
personal drainer	Definitions include: a plumber
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101 scoop, the	Definitions include: the real information or the proof, instruction, the know how, where, when, and why about something or someone.
2-10, the	Definitions include: walking, generally as opposed to driving.
3rd degree, the	Definitions include: interrogation.
3 sheets to the wind	Definitions include: extremely intoxicated
411, the	Definitions include: information.
a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.	Definitions include: something you have now is worth more than two things you have just a chance of getting.
about the size of it	Definitions include: a good estimate.
ace in the hole	Definitions include: a secret advantage.
across the board	Definitions include: inclusive.
add fuel to the fire	Definitions include: to make a bad situation worse.
against the clock	Definitions include: with the amount of time left to finish a task rapidly disappearing.
ahead of the curve	Definitions include: having an opinion or belief prior to it becoming common or popular.
aim Archie at the adamant	Definitions include: of a male, to urinate.
ain't no fun when the rabbit got the gun	Definitions include: Someone being butthurt over having something, they do to others regularly, done to the them
a little on the side	Definitions include: secret sexual activity with a person other than one's partner.
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