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circling the drain
circle the drainTo be in a state of severe deterioration such that one is approaching inevitable ruin, failure, or death. Usually used in the continuous form. The company's closure was inevitable, as it has been circling the drain for the last six months. Her political career began to circle the drain after news of her affair came to public light. He was already circling the drain when the decision was made to take him off life support.See also: circle, draincircling (the drain) tv. & in. to be in the final process of dying; to be in extremis. (Jocular but crude hospital jargon.) Get Mrs. Smith’s son on the phone. She’s circling the drain. See also: circle, draincircling the drain
A macabre slang term referring to a patient whose future prospects of life are dimcircling the drain FTD–fixing to die, near extremis, pre-code Medtalk Referring to a Pt whose future prospects of life are dimcir·cling the drain (CTD) (sĕr'kling drān) Jargonistic and grossly inhumane term for a patient who is in the final days or weeks before death. AcronymsSeeCTD |