alive vs down the drain

alive

adj
  • Carrying electrical current; energized. 

  • Having life; living; not dead. 

  • In a state of action; in force or operation; existent. 

  • Susceptible, sensitive; easy to impress; having keen feelings, as opposed to apathy. 

  • Synonym of live 

  • Out of all living creatures. 

  • Sprightly; lively; brisk. 

  • Busy with activity of many living beings; swarming; thronged; busy. 

down the drain

prep
  • wasted or irretrievable. 

How often have the words alive and down the drain occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )