I dropped a coin down the drain.

Meaning: This sentence means that someone let a round, metallic money fall from their hand and it went into a hole or pipe that carries water away.

Choice of Words: The verb dropped means to let something fall from your hand. Coin is round, metallic money. Drain is a hole or pipe that carries water away.

Alternative Expressions

Related Expressions

• The clumsy bird dropped the shiny coin.
• Bucket emptied, water gurgled down the drain.
• Gurgling water flowed down the ancient drain.
• Water trickles down the drain.
• Drain swallows water.
• Bird dropped apple down.
• Story of coin passed down for generations.
• Moon smiled down, a silver coin in the sky.
• The sun smiled down on the earth like a golden coin.
• The tree swayed in the wind and dropped its leaves.