fool away
C1 informal separable transitive
In simple words
Throw away something valuable (time or money) by being silly or careless.
Literal meaning: To send something away through the behavior of a fool.
Meanings
1 C1
idiomatic
informal
To waste time, money, or opportunities through careless or foolish behavior.
"He fooled away his entire inheritance within a year."
Grammar: separable
Usage notes
Relatively old-fashioned and uncommon in contemporary English. More likely to be found in literature or older texts. The object is usually 'time', 'money', or 'opportunity'.
Commonly used with
time money opportunity chance youth
Forms
Base
fool away
I/you/we/they
3rd person
fools away
he/she/it
Past simple
fooled away
yesterday
Past participle
fooled away
have + pp
-ing form
fooling away
continuous
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