Fritter
31fritter away — verb spend frivolously and unwisely Fritter away one s inheritance • Syn: ↑fritter, ↑frivol away, ↑dissipate, ↑shoot, ↑fool, ↑fool away • Derivationally related forms: ↑ …
32Fritter roll — A fritter roll is a Scottish delicacy which can be found in many fish and chip shops ( chippy in Scottish dialect).The fritter roll consists of one or two potato fritters enclosed in a floury bap (bread roll) and is usually served with salt and… …
33fritter away — v. (D; tr.) to fritter away on (to fritter away one s time away on trifles) * * * [ frɪtə(r)ə weɪ] (D; tr.) to fritter away on (to fritter away one s time away on trifles) …
34fritter away — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms fritter away : present tense I/you/we/they fritter away he/she/it fritters away present participle frittering away past tense frittered away past participle frittered away to waste time or money on things that …
35fritter away — verb To squander or waste. “There is little need,” said the monk, with a meaning look, “to fritter away the time in gewgaws.” …
36fritter away — phr verb Fritter away is used with these nouns as the object: ↑money, ↑time …
37fritter away — PHRASAL VERB If someone fritters away time or money, they waste it on unimportant or unnecessary things. [V P n (not pron)] The firm soon started frittering away the cash it was generating... [V n P] I seem to fritter my time away at coffee… …
38fritter something away — waste time, money, or energy on trifling matters. → fritter …
39fritter — fish coated in batter and deep fried …
40fritter — 1. noun /ˈfrɪtə,ˈfrɪtɚ/ A dish made by deep frying food coated in batter. 2. verb /ˈfrɪtə,ˈfrɪtɚ/ To occupy oneself idly or without clear purpose, to tinker with an unimportant part of a project, to dally, sometimes as a form of procrastination …
