Synonyms of play ducks and drakes with

play ducks and drakes with

phrase

variants or make ducks and drakes of

as in spend

to use up carelessly

a spoiled heiress who played ducks and drakes with her parents' money

Synonyms & Similar Words

• spend
• trifle (away)
• lose
• run through
• throw away
• fritter (away)
• waste
• lavish
• fiddle away
• dissipate
• squander
• blow
• misspend
• splurge
• consume
• exhaust
• lay out
• deplete
• impoverish
• indulge
• disburse
• overspend
• expend
• overindulge
• shoot

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• conserve
• protect
• preserve
• economize
• save
• skimp
• hoard
• scrimp
• lay up