It even seemed as if the money they earned went into a bag full of holes, with no benefit to the wage earners. What of the expression: “There is a drinking, but not to the point of getting intoxicated ”?
Šķita pat, ka viņi strādā par velti, jo viss, ko viņi nopelnīja, pazuda, it kā būtu bijis iebērts galīgi caurā makā.