Usually means: Approaching failure or disaster imminently.
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  1. circling the drain: Wiktionary

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  1. circling the drain: Netlingo

Medicine (1 matching dictionary)
  1. circling the drain: Medical dictionary

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  1. circling the drain: Urban Dictionary



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