Т208
ПУСКАТЬ/ПУСТИТЬ (ВЫПУСТИТЬ) в ТРУБУ
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humanusu. pfv )
1. - кого to drive s.o. to bankruptcy, financial ruin
X пустил Y-a в трубу = X wiped (cleaned) Y out.
2. \Т-208 что ( obj: a noun denoting a sum of money, a fortune etc) to waste, spend (money) foolishly, imprudently
X пустил Y в трубу - X squandered (burned, blew) Y
X poured Y down the drainX frittered (threw) Y away.