коту под хвост(о деньгах: "I feel bad for anyone who bought a season pass for this season." "I bought a season pass and yeah it sucks. $500 down the drain." (Reddit)ART Vancouver)
потраченные впустую(о деньгах: "I feel bad for anyone who bought a season pass for this season." "I bought a season pass and yeah it sucks. $500 down the drain." -- потраченных впустую (Reddit)ART Vancouver)
остановить "утечку мозгов"(To quickly plug the brain drain, the team prioritized dramatic improvements that all could buy into. (Peter Guarraia et al. London Business School Business Strategy Review, 2009)Abakaner)