to waste money on something useless
把钱浪费在无用的事情上 (ba qian langfei zai wuyong de shiqing shang)
"Buying that fake brand bag was like throwing money down the drain."
"买那个假品牌包就像是把钱扔进排水管。" (mai nage jia pinpai bao jiu xiang shi **ba qian reng jin paishuiguan**.)
to gain initial experience in a particular area or job
to fail to meet expectations or standards
To completely separate from something or someone, often for...
to achieve great success
to begin to do something regularly
to be involved in something too difficult to handle
