spend money like water; squander wealth
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesidiom
to spend money like dirt; to squander wealth extravagantly without care
Used to describe someone who spends money recklessly and extravagantly. Often carries a negative connotation.
Tā他
zhòng中
le了
cǎi彩
piào票
hòu后
，
kāi开
shǐ始
huī挥
jīn金
rú如
tǔ土
，
bù不
dào到
yī一
nián年
jiù就
bǎ把
qián钱
huā花
guāng光
le了
。
After winning the lottery, he started spending money like water and squandered it all within a year.
Zhè这
jiā家
gōng公
sī司
huī挥
jīn金
rú如
tǔ土
，
wán完
quán全
méi没
yǒu有
chéng成
běn本
kòng控
zhì制
de的
gài概
niàn念
。
This company throws money around like dirt, completely lacking any concept of cost control.
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Tā他
chū出
shēn身
pín贫
hán寒
，
hòu后
lái来
suī虽
rán然
fù富
le了
，
què却
cóng从
bù不
huī挥
jīn金
rú如
tǔ土
。
He came from a poor background, and even after becoming wealthy, he never spent money recklessly.