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'fritter away' is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
You can use it to describe wasting something, such as time, money, or energy. For example, "She frittered away her savings on unnecessary expenses."
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fritter away
verb
To squander or waste.
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Yet where ought one fritter away the years?
Do not fritter away leads in a potentially decisive game.
Watson let a three-shot lead fritter away on Saturday.
The family-owned chain does not fritter away cash on advertising.
Why fritter away resources in directions that others might pursue just as well or better?
Why then do you fritter away your time on this doggerel?
Reality check Can we trust pensioners not to fritter away their pension savings?
Can we trust pensioners not to fritter away their pension savings?
But I've nothing else to do this afternoon, so let's fritter away my time.
It's Louis here, helping you fritter away the hours of Friday until pubtime.
"I'd rather have a war on cancer than fritter away many more dollars in Iraq".
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