Synonyms of playing ducks and drakes with

playing ducks and drakes with

phrase

variants or making ducks and drakes of

present participle of play ducks and drakes with

as in losing

to use up carelessly

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• losing
• running through
• trifling (away)
• throwing away
• spending
• frittering (away)
• fiddling away
• wasting
• dissipating
• blowing
• squandering
• lavishing
• misspending
• laying out
• consuming
• exhausting
• depleting
• overspending
• impoverishing
• disbursing
• splurging
• indulging
• shooting
• expending
• overindulging

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• conserving
• protecting
• preserving
• saving
• economizing
• skimping
• laying up
• hoarding
• scrimping