spend money like water
Waste cash recklessly
To spend money like water is to spend freely and carelessly, without concern for how much is left.
The image suggests money flowing away as easily and continuously as water from a tap: He inherited a fortune but spent money like water and was broke within five years.
- hand over fistAt tremendous speed
- run throughBrief preparatory review
- prodigalRashly wasteful spender
- spendthriftReckless with money
- lavishAbundant beyond necessity
imprudent · splurge · shopping spree · opulence · extravagant · flash the cash · deep pockets · thriftlessness · reckless · wasteful · pouring out · dissipate · carelessness · debt · greed · bankruptcy · frittering · easy come easy go
financial behavior and attitude toward spending
spend money like waterpenny-pinching
Extreme reluctance to spend
miserly · tightwad · scrimp and save · pinch pennies · frugal
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