Definder - what does the word mean?

What is circle the drain?

What inevitably happens when you start using or relapse on drugs and quickly go down hill, losing everything you own.

I was sober for ten months and then I slipped up and started to circle the drain.

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circle the drain - video


Circle the drain - what is it?

A sick music blog ran by the raddest of people.

Bitch #1 : Hey, I really need some new music, Im tired of listening to the same "Kill Yourself" Screamo bands.

Bitch #2: You should check out Circling The Drain, they post the raddest of rad, including gnar "Kill Yourself" screamo music.

Bitch #1 : Thanks, Im going to go masturbate to all the posters last.fm pictures.

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What does "circle the drain" mean?

Headed down and won't recover.

He was circling the drain and never recovered.

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Circle the drain - what does it mean?

When you are unsure if your partner is ok with sticking your figure in their butt, so you just circle around before you stick it in.

Yeah man, I was circling the drain until she said, "you can knock at the door, but you can't go in."

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Circle the drain - meaning

Term used in medical circles to describe a patient for whom death is impending and yet continues to cling to life

"Mrs. Robinson in room 203 has been circling the drain all week.. damn man, we really need the room!"

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Circle the drain - definition

adj. still alive, but about to kick the bucket, buy the farm, meet your maker, etc.

Grandpa was circling the drain for years, and finally bought the farm, leaving a large estate.

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Circle the drain - slang

time is running out; getting closer to the inevitable

The healthy climates of earth are circling the drain!

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Circle the drain

"A service economy that doesn't produce anything will circle the drain until it has spent all of it's savings (wealth)."

A productive economy produces wealth because they have something to sell that the rest of the world wants. When a country no longer produces anything, and simply spends money feeding one-another at fast food places, buying foriegn oil and toys, they are only spending savings until it's all gone and the economy will circle the drain. Spending money on bullets doesn't help either, but mostly a failing economy can be characterized by asking if any money is flowing into the country. If the answer is no, down we go.

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Circle the drain

To meander, undirected towards an inevitable destination.

The conference call began with the usual decorum. However, after the first agenda item was introduced, the team began to circle the drain and wasted the entire hour and $1500 telecommunication fees, debating the necessity of the Risk Management Department.

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Circle the drain

to gradually die (literally or figuratively)

When Dan started telling the girl at the bar that he lived in a barn with 3 sheep, 2 horses, and his parents, his chances of beating it up that night started circling the drain.

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