# in die Binsen gehen

in die Binsen gehen is a German expression meaning “to go down the drain, to go up in smoke”.

## Meanings

1. _idiomatic_ to go down the drain, to go up in smoke
2. go down the drain; go down the pan
   - Durch die Finanzkrise sind mehrere hundert Milliarden Euro in die Binsen gegangen.

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