fritter away

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To squander or waste

I had been frittering away my money, too, on luxuries.

If someone fritters away time or money, they waste it on unimportant or unnecessary things. The firm soon started frittering away the cash it was generating I seem to fritter my time away at coffee mornings. = squander
fritter away

    Hyphenation

    frit·ter a·way

    Turkish pronunciation

    frîtır ıwey

    Pronunciation

    /ˈfrətər əˈwā/ /ˈfrɪtɜr əˈweɪ/

    Etymology

    () fritter + away
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