gamble away
phrasal verb
gambled away; gambling away; gambles away
: to lose (something, such as money) by gambling
She gambled away her inheritance.
gambling the city's future away
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Over eight episodes, the brothers find themselves at the mercy of Mancuso — a former family friend — and his vicious henchmen, and they are forced to confront the emotional scars of growing up with an alcoholic father, who had gambled away his own restaurant.
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Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 21 Sep. 2025
Lee is alleged to have gambled away a lot of the money.
—Kevin Grasha, The Enquirer, 26 Aug. 2025
The confusion stemmed from the bank being given both a floppy disk of information and a paper request form – but by the time authorities realized their error, the man had already gambled away most of the funds, according to NHK.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 9 Aug. 2025
Both Fu and Ma worried publicly that TSMC - and Taiwan's government, which owns the largest stake in the company - could end up gambling away that advantage.
—Ashish Valentine, NPR, 12 Mar. 2025
Angela Craig had complained to her sister that her husband had recently gambled away more than $2,000 on a trip to Las Vegas.
—Stepheny Price, Fox News, 22 Nov. 2024
One of his fellow temporary cellmates is in trouble for gambling away millions in government energy contracts, so Dwight calmly gives the guy advice in advance of a likely multiple-year sentence.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 15 Sep. 2024
Meanwhile, it was revealed that Zac was gambling away his anxieties, a practice looked down upon in the Church.
—Henry Chandonnet, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2024
And over the years, the free-spirited golfer has made headlines for everything from allegedly gambling away about $55 million to setting up a college fund with his winnings from the 1991 PGA Championship for the daughters of a spectator struck dead by lightning at the event.
—Lynsey Eidell, Peoplemag, 14 Apr. 2024
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Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 21 Sep. 2025
Lee is alleged to have gambled away a lot of the money.
—Kevin Grasha, The Enquirer, 26 Aug. 2025
The confusion stemmed from the bank being given both a floppy disk of information and a paper request form – but by the time authorities realized their error, the man had already gambled away most of the funds, according to NHK.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 9 Aug. 2025
Both Fu and Ma worried publicly that TSMC - and Taiwan's government, which owns the largest stake in the company - could end up gambling away that advantage.
—Ashish Valentine, NPR, 12 Mar. 2025
Angela Craig had complained to her sister that her husband had recently gambled away more than $2,000 on a trip to Las Vegas.
—Stepheny Price, Fox News, 22 Nov. 2024
One of his fellow temporary cellmates is in trouble for gambling away millions in government energy contracts, so Dwight calmly gives the guy advice in advance of a likely multiple-year sentence.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 15 Sep. 2024
Meanwhile, it was revealed that Zac was gambling away his anxieties, a practice looked down upon in the Church.
—Henry Chandonnet, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2024
And over the years, the free-spirited golfer has made headlines for everything from allegedly gambling away about $55 million to setting up a college fund with his winnings from the 1991 PGA Championship for the daughters of a spectator struck dead by lightning at the event.
—Lynsey Eidell, Peoplemag, 14 Apr. 2024
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“Gamble away.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gamble%20away. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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