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fool away

Idioms  
  1. Squander, waste money or time, as in He was fooling away the entire afternoon. [Early 1600s] Also see fool around, def. 2.


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I came here to do solid business and not fool away my time competing with irresponsible parties who couldn't put up enough money to buy the chicken-house.

From The Mistress of Bonaventure by Harold Bindloss

If old Smearcase continues to fool away his hard-earned wealth in that manner, his friends ought to buy an injunction on his will!

From The Humors of Falconbridge A Collection of Humorous and Every Day Scenes by Falconbridge

“But we can’t fool away much time at the bungalow; we’ve got a lot to do to-day.”

From The Madness of May by Frederic Dorr Steele

She wants me to come to Baltimore and help her fool away lots more time on a house-boat!

From Dorothy on a House Boat by Evelyn Raymond

I’ve got no time to fool away, Blackwell.

From Crooked Trails and Straight by D. C. Hutchison

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