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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

throw good money after bad en · VERB

Pronunciation

Meanings

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

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
threw good money after bad Tense=Past lexicographic
throwing good money after bad Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
throws good money after bad Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
thrown good money after bad Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Coordinates

cut one's losses

Relateds

chase pennies with dollars · bad money drives out good · martingale · sunk costs fallacy · in for a penny, in for a pound

Translations (5)

nb kaste gode penger etter dårlige (To waste money) · fi heittää hyvää rahaa huonon perään (To waste money) · pl wyrzucać pieniądze w błoto (To waste money) · de gutes Geld dem schlechten nachwerfen (To waste money) · pl wyrzucić pieniądze w błoto (To waste money)