付之流水 meaning in English
throw sth. to the flowing water; deliver [cast] to the wind; give up (as impractical); go [run] to waste; leave a matter to chance [luck]
Examples
- Then all your priors come into play
那么所有之前的准备都付之流水 - " this is an attempt once again to stampede a retreat from iraq , and it ' s a gratuitous attempt to do this .
这样又一次的草率从伊撤军，将会使我们以前的努力付之流水。