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to throw good money after bad

to throw good mon·ey af·ter bad
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [too throh goo d muhn-ee af-ter, ahf- bad]
    • /tu θroʊ gʊd ˈmʌn i ˈæf tər, ˈɑf- bæd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [too throh goo d muhn-ee af-ter, ahf- bad]
    • /tu θroʊ gʊd ˈmʌn i ˈæf tər, ˈɑf- bæd/

Definition of to throw good money after bad words

  • phrase to throw good money after bad If you say that someone is throwing good money after bad, you are critical of them for trying to improve a bad situation by spending more money on it, instead of doing more thoughtful or practical things to improve it. 0
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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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