fritter away meaning

Verb: fritter away  'fritur u'wey

1. Spend frivolously and unwisely
   "Fritter away one's inheritance"
   - fritter, frivol away, dissipate, shoot, fool, fool away

Derived forms: frittered away, frittering away, fritters away

Type of: consume, squander, ware, waste

• fritter something away:    [American idiom]to ...
• fritter sth away:    [American slang]to ...
• fritter:    Noun: fritter  ...

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1. do n't fritter away your precious time.
2. and not fritter away your time playing worthless ball games
3. and not fritter away your time playing worthless ball games
4. Are we to fritter away the fruits of all our efforts?
5. He too fritters away money on a consumption-oriented child credit.