frittered away

Verb

fritter away (third-person singular simple present fritters away, present participle frittering away, simple past and past participle frittered away)

1. (transitive) To squander or waste.
   • Keep frittering money and resources away on such media for as long as you live or want.

   Synonyms:

   piss away, fribble

2. (transitive) To decrease in an incremental way without hindrance.
   • “There is little need,” said the monk, with a meaning look, “to fritter away the time in gewgaws.”1838 March – 1839 October, Charles Dickens, “In which the Occurrence of the Accident mentioned in the last Chapter, affords an opportunity to a couple of Gentlemen to tell Stories against each...