What does "fritter away" mean?

To waste time or money on trivial things To spend resources carelessly on unimportant things.

How do you use "fritter away" in a sentence?

Don't fritter away your time. He frittered away his inheritance. She frittered away the morning.

Phrasal Verb BritishAmericanAustralian ★★★☆☆ Moderate Neutral

Meaning: To waste time or money on trivial things

在琐事上浪费时间或金钱

Malgastar tiempo o dinero en trivialidades

くだらないことに浪費する

하찮은 일에 낭비하다

To spend resources carelessly on unimportant things.

把资源漫不经心地花在不重要的事情上。

Gastar recursos de manera descuidada en cosas sin importancia.

時間やお金などのリソースを些細なことに無駄遣いすること。

중요하지 않은 일에 자원을 함부로 쓰는 것을 뜻한다.

Base verb: fritter

Particle: away

Separable: Yes — the object can go between the verb and particle

Don't fritter away your time.
别把时间浪费在无聊的事情上
No malgastes tu tiempo
時間を無駄にしないで
시간을 낭비하지 마.
He frittered away his inheritance.
他把遗产挥霍殆尽
Dilapidó su herencia
彼は遺産を浪費してしまった
그는 유산을 낭비해 버렸다.
She frittered away the morning.
她把整个上午都虚度了
Desperdició la mañana
彼女は午前中を無為に過ごしてしまった
그녀는 오전 내내 허비해 버렸다.

Context: waste, time, money

Tone: disapproving

From frittering or breaking into small pieces.

Era: Modern

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal