Synonyms of played ducks and drakes with

played ducks and drakes with

phrase

variants or made ducks and drakes of

past tense of play ducks and drakes with

as in lost

to use up carelessly

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• lost
• frittered (away)
• spent
• ran through
• trifled (away)
• threw away
• fiddled away
• wasted
• dissipated
• lavished
• squandered
• blew
• misspent
• consumed
• exhausted
• depleted
• impoverished
• laid out
• splurged
• disbursed
• expended
• indulged
• overspent
• overindulged
• shot

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• conserved
• protected
• preserved
• saved
• laid up
• economized
• skimped
• hoarded
• scrimped