to waste money on something useless
тратить деньги на бесполезные вещи (tratit' den'gi na bespoleznye veshchi)
"Buying that fake brand bag was like throwing money down the drain."
"Покупка этой подделки была как выкидывание денег в канализацию." (pokupka etoy poddelki byla kak **vykidyvanie deneg v kanalizatsiyu**.)
to have the opposite result of what was intended
to be so surprised that you cannot speak
To narrowly escape a dangerous or unlucky situation.
a subtle and persuasive way of selling without pressure
to follow the rules exactly
an important or influential person
