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piddle away

/ˈpɪd.əl əˈweɪ/

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verb

/ˈpɪd.əl əˈweɪ/C1formal
  • ruФразовый глагол, используемый для обозначения траты времени, денег или ресурсов на пустяковые или неважные дела.

A phrasal verb used to indicate wasting time, money, or resources on trivial or unimportant matters.

uncountable · transitive · phrasal, separable

  1. Waste time or moneyinformal

    To spend time or money in a trivial, unproductive, or wasteful manner.

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    • He piddled away the entire afternoon playing video games.
    • She piddled away her savings on useless gadgets.
    • Don't piddle away your opportunities; focus on your goals.

    Synonymsblowdilly-dallydissipatefool awayfritter awaylavishmisspendsquanderthrow awaywaste

    Antonymsconserveeconomizehusbandinvestsave

Forms
  • piddled away past participle
  • piddled away past simple
  • piddling away present participle
  • piddles away third person singular

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Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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