throw good money after bad
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Yet Newcastle's desperation could see them throw good money after bad.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2025
Six decades later, the Energy Department has decided to throw good money after bad.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 20, 2023
It’s not a good idea to throw good money after bad.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 24, 2016
“They throw good money after bad thinking they can turn their luck around.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 16, 2016
I simply mean that it is useless to throw good money after bad.
From The Hound From The North by Bull, Charles Livingston
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