Fritter away In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "fritter away", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Julia Huong calendar 2022-04-19 03:04

Meaning of Fritter away

Fritter away phrasal verb informal

To waste something foolishly.
 

Peter kept frittering away all of the money that he had won in the contest.

Come on, don't fritter away your time! Back to work!

It is rumoured that he frittered the company funds away on gambling.

Other phrases about:

time's a-wastin'

Time is running out.

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Used to say that you shouldn't waste your money by spending on something you have already spent money on that is bad
go down the chute

If something goes down the chute, it is destroyed or wasted.

spend money like a drunken sailor

To spend money wastefully

throw away

1. To discard something.
2. To waste or not make use of something well. 
3. To say something offhandedly.
4. To deliberately throw an incomplete football pass.

Grammar and Usage of Fritter away

Verb Forms

  • frittered away
  • frittering away
  • fritters away
  • to fritter away

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

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