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waste not, want notIf one is not wasteful then one will not be needy.Rate it:

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haste makes wasteOne makes mistakes when being too hasty.Rate it:

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waste awayTo lose energy and become weak and feeble.Rate it:

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waste breathTo speak in a manner which is needless or futile; in discussion or argument to make points which are not appreciated or heeded.Rate it:

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burn the candle at both endsTo waste something in two directions at once.Rate it:

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chew the fatTo chat idly or generally waste time talking.Rate it:

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jack aroundto dawdle, to waste timeRate it:

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merry danceA useless waste of time resulting from a deception.Rate it:

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don't throw the baby out with the bathwaterTo discard something valuable, often inadvertently, in the process of removing waste.Rate it:

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fiddle aboutTo waste time; spend time idly.Rate it:

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fuck aboutTo waste time with unimportant activities, often used as an admonition to urge the other party to stop wasting time.Rate it:

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jerk offTo do nothing; to waste time.Rate it:

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à laver la tête d'un maure (or, d'un âne, or, d'un nègre) on y perd sa lessiveTo endeavour to teach a fool is a waste of time.Rate it:

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absque impetitione vastiWithout impeachment of waste.Rate it:

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barrelA waste receptacle.Rate it:

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beat offTo waste time.Rate it:

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beat one's head against a stone wallTo waste effort on a futile project.Rate it:

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Cast Pearls before SwineTo waste your feelings and sympathies on a person who won’t appreciate or care about,Rate it:

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choked the gooseWaste the money on something uselessRate it:

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dick aroundTo waste time on an unproductive activity.Rate it:

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faff aboutTo waste time; spend time idly.Rate it:

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faff aroundTo waste time; spend time idly.Rate it:

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fall in lineC. 2004, Career Soldiers, "Won't Waste My Life".Rate it:

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fanny aboutTo waste time or fool around; to engage in activity which produces little or no accomplishment.Rate it:

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fart aboutTo waste time, or to fool about.Rate it:

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fart aroundTo waste time, or to fool about.Rate it:

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fiddle awayTo wasteRate it:

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fool aroundTo waste time.Rate it:

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fool awayto waste, squanderRate it:

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footle awayTo waste.Rate it:

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fritter awayTo squander or waste.Rate it:

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global community cleanlinessMovement, term, and hashtag created by Renowned Global Activist Greshun De Bouse to describe and encourage global litter eradication and resource preservation efforts-one community at a time. The movement is inspired by De Bouse's father, humanitarian Curtis Lassiter's continued commitment to global community cleanliness, safety, and beautification, one city at a time via litter prevention, prompt waste pickup/removal, properly set concrete, and more #global communitycleanliness #gccmovement #activistdebouseRate it:

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je ne suis pas ici pour enfiler des perlesI am not here to waste my time.Rate it:

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killTo use up or to waste.Rate it:

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les folles dépenses refroidissent la cuisineWilful waste makes woeful want.Rate it:

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life is too shortDon't waste time on trivial issuesRate it:

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mess aboutTo play with; to toy with; to waste the time of.Rate it:

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ouvrage hâté, ouvrage gâtéHaste makes waste.Rate it:

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piss money up the wallTo waste money, normally through ineptness in business.Rate it:

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pour down the drainto waste prior work by subsequent bad decisionsRate it:

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run down the clockTo waste time at the end of a match such that it is terminated by running out of time, or during a match so a time penalty is made less severe.Rate it:

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run out the clockTo preserve a lead in a game by retaining possession, to waste time.Rate it:

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screw aroundTo waste time; to dawdle; to play or idle.Rate it:

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shoot the breezeTo chat idly or generally waste time talking.Rate it:

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slattern awayTo consume carelessly or wastefully; to waste.Rate it:

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slop outTo throw out the waste from the chamberpot in a prison cell.Rate it:

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spend thriftA person who spends money quickly, foolishly or indiscriminately; to waste money without regard of the consequences.Rate it:

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spin one's wheelsWaste time, money and energy.Rate it:

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tempus terere, conterere (in) aliqua reto waste time on something.Rate it:

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throw good money after badTo waste money in a fruitless attempt to recoup losses previously incurred.Rate it:

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