drains up 

To establish in detail what has occurred, typically after the failure of a process and/or system.
To lift the drain cover up and explore what has been flushed down and try and rescue it.

We had a real problem with this customer when we delivered their goods, and they are really annoyed. The best thing to do is have a "drains up" on what went wrong with the delivery and then tell the customer what we are going to do to fix it.

drains up by Dessz May 24, 2007

up the drain

Corporations do not like to waste money so instead of watching profits go down the drain, the drain is installed at the top where profits are accessed by the CEO, executives and shareholders.

employee 107562: No raise again this year.

employee 303267: That's because all the profits keep going up the drain.

up the drain by occupy_a_lobbyist March 14, 2012

Like a rat up a drain pipe

Australian for faster than you could imagine

He took off like a rat up a drain pipe

Like a rat up a drain pipe by forfal August 10, 2004

Like a rat up a drain pipe

1. Aussie slang for one SpEEdY B0I

2. when you have a molecular scale dick, and she has a universal pussy

the boy raced past like a rat up a drain pipe

IT WAS LIKE TRYNA FIT A NEEDLE DOWN A HALLWAY

Like a rat up a drain pipe by itsDavid0_o (death embodied) April 11, 2018