chuck away

chuck away
phrvi infml esp BrE

There were plenty of people ready to help him chuck his money away, but few to stand by him when he ended up bankrupt — Многие помогали ему транжирить деньги, но мало кто с ним остался, когда он оказался без копейки

He chucked away his opportunity of making career for himself in the civil service and played around with some obscure religion in California — Он не воспользовался возможностью сделать карьеру на государственной службе, а ударился в религиозные искания где-то в Калифорнии


Новый англо-русский словарь современной разговорной лексики. - М.:«Русский язык-Медиа» . . 2003.

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