fritter away
[verb]
Synonyms: waste, dissipate, idle away, misspend, run through, spend like water, squander

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fritter something ↔ away phrasal verb (see also fritter)
to waste time, money, or effort on something small or unimportant
fritter something ↔ away on
He frittered away a fortune on fast cars and gambling.

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fritter away
fritter away (something)
to waste money, time, or an opportunity.
He was known to fritter away huge sums betting on the horses.

I didn't do anything over vacation — I just frittered it away.

Usage notes: usually used to show disapproval

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fritter away something
fritter away (something)
to waste money, time, or an opportunity.
He was known to fritter away huge sums betting on the horses.

I didn't do anything over vacation — I just frittered it away.

Usage notes: usually used to show disapproval

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fritter away
to waste something little by little
The man frittered away all of the money that he had won in the contest.

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fritter something away
to waste something little by little
The man frittered away all of the money that he had won in the contest.

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fritter away
See: FOOL AWAY.
{v.}, {informal} To waste foolishly.
Paul failed history because he fooled away his time instead of studying.

The man won a lot of money, but he soon frittered it away and was poor again.

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