BE PRODIGAL &c. adj.; squander, lavish, sow broadcast; blow in [slang]; pay through the nose (dear) [See Dearness]; spill, waste, dissipate, exhaust, drain, eat out of house and home, overdraw, outrun the constable; run out, run through; misspend; throw good money after bad, throw the helve after the hatchet; burn the candle at both ends; make ducks and drakes of one’s money; fool -, potter -, muddle -, fritter -, throw- away one’s money; squander one’s substance in riotous living; spend money like water; pour water into a sieve, kill the goose that lays the golden eggs; manger son blé en herbe [F.].
