fritter+away+time
21fritter — fritter1 [frit′ər] n. [< ? OFr fraiture < L fractura: see FRACTURE] Rare a small piece; shred vt. [< FRITTER1 the n.] 1. Rare to break or tear into small pieces 2. to waste (money, time, etc.) bit by bit on petty things: usually with… …
22waste time — Synonyms and related words: beguile the time, burn daylight, consume time, dabble, dally, dawdle, delay, diddle, dillydally, doodle, drag, falter, flag, footle, fribble, fritter away time, goof off, halt, kill time, lag, linger, loiter, lollygag …
23fritter — 1 noun (C) a thin piece of fruit, vegetable, or meat covered with a mixture of eggs and flour and cooked in hot fat : apple/corn/banana fritter (=made of apple, corn etc) 2 fritter sth away phrasal verb (T) to waste time, money, or effort on… …
24fritter — frit|ter1 [ frıtər ] noun count a food made by covering a piece of food in BATTER and cooking it in hot fat: apple fritters fritter frit|ter 2 [ frıtər ] verb ,fritter a way phrasal verb transitive to waste time or money on things that are not… …
25fritter — 1. v.tr. 1 (usu. foll. by away) waste (money, time, energy, etc.) triflingly, indiscriminately, or on divided aims. 2 archaic subdivide. Etymology: obs. n. fritter(s) fragments = obs. fitters (n.pl.), perh. rel. to MHG vetze rag 2. n. a piece of… …
26fritter something away — waste time, money, or energy on trifling matters. → fritter …
27fritter — fritter1 verb 1》 (often fritter something away) waste time, money, or energy on trifling matters. 2》 archaic divide into small pieces. Origin C18: based on obs. fitter break into fragments . fritter2 noun a piece of fruit, vegetable, or meat that …
28ˌfritter sth aˈway — phrasal verb to waste time or money on things that are not important He frittered away all his winnings.[/ex] …
29trifle away — (Roget s Thesaurus II) I verb 1. To pass (time) without working or in avoiding work: dawdle (away), fiddle away, idle (away), kill1, waste, while (away), wile (away). See INDUSTRIOUS. 2. To spend (money) excessively and usually foolishly: consume …
30piss away — transitive verb slang : to let flow as if of no account : fritter away enough money to piss away from now until the day I die Millard Lampell * * * ˌpiss a ˈway [he/she/it pisses away …
