spend money like water

verb

To spend a lot of money without concern over whether it is spent wisely.

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spend money like there was no tomorrowspend money like it's going out of fashion
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Meanings

verbspend money like water (third-person singular simple present spends money like water, present participle spending money like water, simple past and past participle spent money like water)

present singular third person spends money like water · participle present spending money like water · participle past spent money like water · past spent money like water

  1. informalsimileTo spend a lot of money without concern over whether it is spent wisely.

    Synonyms: spend money like there was no tomorrow, spend money like it's going out of fashion

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo spend a lot of money without concern over whether it is spent wisely.

Similar
spend money like there was no tomorrowspend money like it's going out of fashion
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Chicago

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