Examples of 'frittered away' in a sentence
Meaning of "frittered away"
The phrase 'frittered away' is used to describe the act of wasting or squandering something valuable, such as time, money, or opportunities. It implies that the subject engaged in frivolous or unproductive activities, leading to a loss or diminishment of the resource
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- simple past tense and past participle of fritter away
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frittered away
They frittered away an awful lot of manpower.
We do not aim to see it frittered away.
It has been frittered away by the boyars.
This opportunity must not just be frittered away.
Because you frittered away your time.
Frittered away deductions.
Our life is frittered away by detail.
His businesses were divided among his children and gradually frittered away.
Our lives are frittered away by detail.
He frittered away his fortune on sensuality with women and men.
This life is not to be frittered away by pursuits of the flesh.
But many of the gains from this strategic alliance have been frittered away.
Obama frittered away hope by bringing no positive change.
Our lives are frittered away.
He frittered away his fortune.
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Look at the money he has frittered away without any need.
You have frittered away all the goodwill the mob once felt for you.
Maclaine was also a hopeless gambler and frittered away a considerable inheritance.
Charles had frittered away so much before anyone realised something was wrong.
I am well aware that you have so far frittered away these advantages.
Not frittered away.
They are a small price to pay for a life not frittered away by distractions.
Our time has been frittered away and we have not achieved the object.
Other opportunities to rescue the family were ultimately frittered away by the indecisive king.
She says you frittered away all your money on booze and cheap women.
In the new financial perspective the funds must not be frittered away on sectoral projects.
We would normally have frittered away on casualties of a far less ludicrous nature than yours.
And so the young Pachyrhinosaur frolicked and frittered away his youth.
Much money is often frittered away on other forms of dealer help.
You were given every advantage, most of which you have frittered away.
These resources are not to be frittered away and exhausted by any one generation.
Multilateral cooperation, development financing and the spirit of international solidarity have all been frittered away.
In all our Member States public money is frittered away on far more futile things.
We have frittered away two of the 12 years we have to halve our greenhouse gas emissions.
I have no idea why the Prime Minister would have frittered away literally five years.
So Hank frittered away his fortune.
You have wasted Russia's strength it has been frittered away by the boyars.
And I just frittered away the whole day.
To make things worse it wasn't just my time I frittered away.
Oh, our lives are frittered away by detail.
She frittered away the first 18 months with no policy at all.
Analyze whether your time is being frittered away on non-essential tasks.
She frittered away six months ; six months of idleness … of debauchery … of silence.
Either way, his money was soon frittered away on drink and gambling.
Now, she says you frittered away all your money on booze and cheap women.
All the profits of the Portsmouth rape trial, frittered away on Vim.
Instead, they frittered away this last opportunity.
Football, like life in general, is frittered away by detail.
Our life is frittered away by detail… Simplicity, simplicity, simplicity!
Statistically, 65 percent of inherited fortunes are frittered away by the second generation.
