- waste away phr v
- Old sewage workers never die, they just waste away.
English expressions. 2014.
waste away phr v
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waste — waste1 W3S2 [weıst] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(bad use)¦ 2 go to waste 3 be a waste of time/money/effort etc 4¦(unwanted materials)¦ 5 a waste of space 6¦(land)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Sense: 1 5; Date: 1200 1300; Origin: WASTE2] [ … Dictionary of contemporary English
waste n — waist n, waste away phr v … English expressions
waste — [[t]we͟ɪst[/t]] ♦♦ wastes, wasting, wasted 1) VERB If you waste something such as time, money, or energy, you use too much of it doing something that is not important or necessary, or is unlikely to succeed. [V n ing] There could be many reasons… … English dictionary
pine away — {v. phr.} To waste away with grief. * /After George was sent abroad, his wife pined away for him so much that she became ill./ … Dictionary of American idioms
pine away — {v. phr.} To waste away with grief. * /After George was sent abroad, his wife pined away for him so much that she became ill./ … Dictionary of American idioms
pine\ away — v. phr. To waste away with grief. After George was sent abroad, his wife pined away for him so much that she became ill … Словарь американских идиом
go to waste — {v. phr.} To be wasted or lost; not used. * /The strawberries went to waste because there was nobody to pick them./ * /Joe s work on the model automobile went to waste when he dropped it./ Compare: IN VAIN … Dictionary of American idioms
go to waste — {v. phr.} To be wasted or lost; not used. * /The strawberries went to waste because there was nobody to pick them./ * /Joe s work on the model automobile went to waste when he dropped it./ Compare: IN VAIN … Dictionary of American idioms
blow — blow1 W3S2 [bləu US blou] v past tense blew [blu:] past participle blown [ US bloun] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(wind moving)¦ 2¦(wind moving something)¦ 3¦(air from your mouth)¦ 4¦(make a noise)¦ 5¦(violence)¦ 6¦(lose an opportunity)¦ 7¦(waste money)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
pass — pass1 W1S1 [pa:s US pæs] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(go past)¦ 2¦(move/go)¦ 3¦(put)¦ 4¦(road/river etc)¦ 5¦(give)¦ 6¦(give information)¦ 7¦(time)¦ 8¦(exam/test)¦ 9¦(law/proposal)¦ 10¦(happen)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
