gamble away

phrasal verb

gambled away; gambling away; gambles away
: to lose (something, such as money) by gambling
She gambled away her inheritance.
gambling the city's future away

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Angela Craig had complained to her sister that her husband had recently gambled away more than $2,000 on a trip to Las Vegas. Stepheny Price, Fox News, 22 Nov. 2024 Meanwhile, it was revealed that Zac was gambling away his anxieties, a practice looked down upon in the Church. Henry Chandonnet, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2024

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“Gamble away.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gamble%20away. Accessed 11 Mar. 2025.

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