| 词组 | fritter away |
| 释义 | Idiom fritter awayfritter 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 Phr V fritter away fritters, frittering, frittered fritter away sth or fritter sth away to waste something {esp. money, time} by using it in a careless way for unimportant thingsoften + onShe fritters so much money away on expensive make-up. sometimes + doing sthJane and Len frittered their time away arguing about who should go. fritter away sth • fritter sth away to carelessly waste money on unimportant things, especially in small amounts, or to waste your time doing something unimportant: His wife had frittered away all their savings on fancy clothes and trips into town. Kitty felt she was frittering her life away among a lot of dull, provincial women. fritter awayTo waste or squander something, often in small increments. A noun or pronoun can be used between "fritter" and "away." If you keep frittering away your savings on sales at the mall, you'll be broke again in no time. fritter something away (on someone or something)to waste something, such as money, on someone or something, foolishly. Did you fritter good money away on that old car? You frittered away one hundred dollars on that piece of junk? fritter awaySquander or waste little by little; wear down gradually. For example, She frittered away her salary on odds and ends and saved nothing. This expression was first recorded in Alexander Pope's Dunciad (1728): "How prologues into prefaces decay, And these to notes are fritter'd quite away." fritter awayv. To gradually use something up, especially wastefully or without serious purpose: They frittered away their inheritance. I frittered my lottery winnings away on bad investments. I frittered away my vacation time watching television. fritter awayGradually waste or wear down. This seemingly rustic expression was used by Alexander Pope in The Dunciad (1728), in which he lampooned all his literary enemies: “How prologues into prefaces decay, And these to notes are fritter’d quite away.” |
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