piddles away
Fritters time aimlessly
To piddle away is to waste something gradually through small, trivial actions—usually time or money: He piddled away the afternoon watching videos.
The phrase suggests frittering rather than dramatic loss, a slow leak of resources into unimportant activities.
Related to piddle meaning to occupy oneself with trifles.
- dawdlesMoves unnecessarily slowly
- wastes timeSpends moments unproductively
- squandersSpends recklessly or foolishly
- dissipatesGradually breaks up, vanishes
- puttersShort-range golf clubs
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