fritter away
Present Participle
frittering away
Past Tense
frittered away
Past Participle
frittered away
1
to slowly and carelessly waste or use up something, such as time, money, resources, or opportunities
- He tends to fritter away his weekends by watching TV and playing video games.
- It's easy to fritter an entire afternoon away scrolling through social media.
- Don't fritter away your savings on unnecessary expenses; save for the future.
- She realized that she had frittered years away on a job she didn't enjoy.
- Frittering away our limited resources on trivial matters is not a wise strategy.