drains away
Gradually flows out
To drain away is for liquid or another substance to flow out gradually until gone: The bathwater drained away.
The phrase extends to anything that diminishes steadily over time—energy, enthusiasm, color, hope: I watched the confidence drain away from his face.
Her savings drained away during the long unemployment.
- leaksUnwanted fluid escapes
- exhaustsCompletely uses up
- seepsPasses through gradually
- bleeds outLoses fatal blood volume
- consumesTakes in completely
wanes · trickles · declines · erodes · recedes · fades · dissipates · ebbs · flows · disappears · depletes · runs dry · reduces · dissolves · shrinks · siphons · evaporates · weakens
liquid movement/accumulation
drains awayfills up
Makes full, completes
pours in · accumulates · pools · collects · gathers
resource/energy depletion
drains awayaccumulates
Gathers in increasing quantity
replenishes · restores · builds up · amasses · collects