fritter away

• Verbe à particule utilisé pour désigner le fait de gaspiller quelque chose, surtout du temps ou de l'argent, progressivement ou avec négligence.

A phrasal verb used to indicate wasting something, especially time or money, in a gradual or careless manner.

indénombrable · transitif · phrasal, séparable

1. Waste time or resourcesinformal

   To waste something, especially time or money, in a gradual or careless way.

   gaspiller

   • He frittered away his inheritance on expensive cars.
   • She frittered away the afternoon watching TV.
   • Don't fritter away your savings on unnecessary things.

   Synonymesblowdissipatemisspendrun throughsquanderthrow awaywaste

   Antonymesaccumulateconserveeconomizehoardhusbandinvestpreservesave

Verbe de basefritter