throw good money after bad
Definition
› to waste money by spending more money on something you have already spent money on that is no good: Trying to fix that old car would just be throwing good money after bad.Wasting
(Definition of throw good money after bad from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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throw (sth) up phrasal verb
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throw (your) money/cash around idiom
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throw caution to the wind/winds idiom
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throw cold water on sth idiom
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throw down the gauntlet idiom
- throw good money after bad idiom
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throw in the towel/sponge idiom
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throw money at sth idiom
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throw noun (EACH)
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throw noun (THROWING)
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throw sb back on their own resources idiom
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Synonyms and related words:
- boondoggle noun
- dissipate verb
- down the drain idiom
- fritter sth away phrasal verb
- gluttonous adjective
- lose verb (NOT HAVE)
- piss sth away phrasal verb
- prodigal adjective
- profligate adjective
- reinvent the wheel idiom
- squander verb
- toss sth away phrasal verb
- uneconomic adjective
- wastage noun
- waste not, want not idiom
- waste noun (BAD USE)
- waste verb (USE BADLY)
- wasted adjective (BADLY USED)
- wasteful adjective
- waster noun
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