down the drain  - If work or money is or goes ______, it is spoiled or wasted:, pluck up the courage - to force yourself to be brave enough to do something, although you are frightened or worried about it:, throw in the towel - to stop trying to do something because you have realized that you cannot succeed:, make a go of sth - to try to make something succeed, usually by working hard:, stand a chance - to have a chance of success:, get your act together - to start to organize yourself so that you do things in an effective way:, fall short (of) - to fail to reach an amount or standard that was expected or hoped for, causing disappointment:, blow one's chances - To ruin, or fail to capitalise on an opportunity., hold out hope of - you hope that in the future something will happen as you want it to., pick up the pieces - to try to return to a satisfactory situation:,

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