- plughole plug·hole n
- ['plʌɡˌhəʊl]
scarico
it went down the plughole — è caduto nel buco del lavandino (or della vasca)
English-Italian dictionary. 2013.
plughole plug·hole n
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plug·hole — /ˈplʌgˌhoʊl/ noun, pl holes [count] Brit : ↑drain 1, 2 down the plughole informal 1 used to describe something that is being wasted or lost All my hard work went down the plughole. [=went down the drain] You re pouring your money down the… … Useful english dictionary
plughole — plug|hole [ˈplʌghəul US houl] n BrE 1.) the hole in a bath or ↑sink that the water flows out of, and which you can put a plug into American Equivalent: drain 2.) go down the plughole informal a) if work or effort goes down the plughole, it is… … Dictionary of contemporary English
plughole — plug|hole [ plʌg,houl ] noun count BRITISH a DRAIN in a SINK or BATHTUB … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
plug — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 electric ADJECTIVE ▪ electric, power (AmE) ▪ mains (BrE) ▪ three pin, two pin ▪ The iron is fitted with a three pin pl … Collocations dictionary
plughole — [[t]plʌ̱ghoʊl[/t]] plugholes 1) N COUNT A plughole is a small hole in a bath or sink which allows the water to flow away and into which you can put a plug. [BRIT] (in AM, use drain) 2) PHRASE: V inflects If you say that something has gone down… … English dictionary
plughole — noun (C) BrE 1 a hole in a bath or sink where water can flow out, which you can put a plug 1 (2) into; drain 2 (1) AmE 2 go down the plughole a) if work or effort goes down the plughole it is completely wasted: Two years of hard work went right… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
plughole — UK [ˈplʌɡˌhəʊl] / US [ˈplʌɡˌhoʊl] noun [countable] Word forms plughole : singular plughole plural plugholes British a hole at the bottom of a sink or bath where water flows out and where you put a plug • go down the plughole … English dictionary
plughole — /ˈplvghoʊl/ (say plvghohl) noun 1. a hole, especially in a bath, basin, etc., through which water drains when the plug is removed. –phrase 2. down the plughole, Colloquial wasted (as effort, money, etc.); ruined …
plughole — noun a hole into which a plug fits (especially a hole where water drains away) • Regions: ↑United Kingdom, ↑UK, ↑U.K., ↑Britain, ↑United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, ↑Great Britain • Hypernyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
plughole — noun The hole at the bottom of a sink or tub, which can be blocked using a plug … Wiktionary
plughole — [ˈplʌgˌhəʊl] noun [C] British a hole at the bottom of a SINK or bath where water flows out and where you put a plug … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
