Don't throw good money after bad In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "Don't throw good money after bad", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

Caroline Tran

2020-11-12 10:11

Meaning of Don't throw good money after bad

Don't throw good money after bad phrase informal

Used for saying you shouldn't waste your money by spending on something bad you have already spent money on before

Don't throw good money after bad like me because I thought I made a smart move by buying an old car which was a lot cheaper than I expected, but eventually, I spend so much on repairs.

Don't throw good money after bad. It's impossible trying to fix that old bike.

Other phrases about:

time's a-wastin'

Time is running out.

clean out

1. Make the inside of something clean or tidy

2. Spend so much money on something that one now has very little left

3. Take or use all the resource or money that a person or organization has

4. Remove parts or people to improve a group or organization

stretch (one's) legs according to the coverlet

To not spend over one's butget

pull (someone's) bacon out of the fire

To save someone from trouble, difficulty, or danger that is going to happen very soon

save (one's) ass

To save someone from danger, trouble or failure

Grammar and Usage of Don't throw good money after bad

Verb Forms

threw good money after bad
throwing good money after bad
throws good money after bad

The verb "throw" should be conjugated according to its tense.

Origin of Don't throw good money after bad

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The idiom has been in use since the nineteenth century although the idea of it is much older.