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pour good money after bad

pour good money after bad is the alternative form of throw good money after bad.

Meaning of throw good money after bad

Verb

throw good money after bad (third-person singular simple present throws good money after bad, present participle throwing good money after bad, simple past threw good money after bad, past participle thrown good money after bad)

  1. (idiomatic) To waste money in a fruitless attempt to recoup losses previously incurred.

Forms of pour good money after bad

third-person singular presentpours good money after bad
present participlepouring good money after bad
past participlepoured good money after bad
pastpoured good money after bad

Questions about pour good money after bad

What is pour good money after bad the alternative form of?
Pour good money after bad is the alternative form of throw good money after bad.

Words near pour good money after bad in the dictionary

  1. pour down the drain
  2. pour encourager les autres
  3. pour forth
  4. pour fuel on the fire
  5. pour gasoline on the fire
  6. pour good money after bad
  7. pour honey in one's ear
  8. pour honey into one's ear
  9. pour honey on
  10. pour in
  11. pour into

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