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付之流水
fù​zhī​liú​shuǐ

to go down the drain

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 付 fù verb
    to hand over
    to hand over to; to entrust; to commit to
  2. 之 zhī pronoun
    it
    Used only in the object position to refer to a person or thing already mentioned, meaning "him", "her", "it", or "them".
  3. 流水 liú​shuǐ verb
    running water
    flowing or running water