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Discover LudwigThe phrase "throw money away" is correct and may be used in written English.
You can use this phrase when discussing an example of someone overspending or wasting their money. For example, "She was throwing money away on expensive jewelry instead of saving for college."
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throw money away
verb
To spend money foolishly or indiscriminately; to waste money without regard of the consequences.
Exact(19)
A Jew wouldn't ever throw money away".
"During a recession, people don't want to throw money away on other entertainment choices," he said.
To my mind, if you're going to throw money away, you throw it away on champagne or shoes.
Instead of investing in the future, we throw money away on absurd luxuries, finance corrupt and hostile oil-rich countries, pollute our atmosphere and increase our trade deficit.
The former Morrisons supermarkets boss said customer spending patterns had not suggested a last hurrah: "People were very rational in their spending and did not throw money away just because it was Christmas".
One reason this is so appealing is that it helps the portion of the population — the poor and the lower middle class — who tend to throw money away on lottery tickets, yet have no savings.
Similar(41)
If we fail to increase recycling rates in Fife, then we are throwing money away".
"No, Ow-rra, we've already paid for bus tickets — we need to stop throwing money away!
This has led, indirectly, to yet an entirely new way of throwing money away on sports.
In these hard times, it's galling to see governments throwing money away.
I think Valeri likes to know that he is not just throwing money away".
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