footle away (something)
footle away (something)
To waste or squander something, especially time, with useless or trivial actions. Instead of footling away the last year on this cockamamie trip of yours, you could have been finishing your degree or starting a proper career! The government continues to footle away resources on these idiotic schemes instead of investing the money and manpower where they're actually needed.
See also: away, footle
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- frit away
- throw away on
- throw away on (someone or something)
- fritter away
- fiddle away
- slattern away (something)
- balls around
- pour money down the drain
- lose (some amount of) time
- lose some amount of time