fritter away (something)

to waste money, time, or an opportunity.

He was known to fritter away huge sums betting on the horses.

I didn't do anything over vacation — I just frittered it away.

Usage notes: usually used to show disapproval

• in the long term
• in the loop
• in the main
• in the making
• in the market for
• in the market for something
• in the meantime
• in the meanwhile
• in the medium term
• in the middle of
• in the middle of doing something
• in the middle of nowhere
• in the middle of something
• in the midst of
• in the midst of doing something
• in the midst of something
• in the money
• in the name of
• in the name of something
• in the neighborhood of
• in the neighborhood of something
• in the nick of time
• in the offing
• in the open
• in theory