Synonyms of plays ducks and drakes with

plays ducks and drakes with

phrase

variants or makes ducks and drakes of

present tense third-person singular of play ducks and drakes with

as in loses

to use up carelessly

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• loses
• runs through
• fritters (away)
• spends
• throws away
• trifles (away)
• wastes
• fiddles away
• misspends
• dissipates
• blows
• lavishes
• squanders
• consumes
• exhausts
• lays out
• splurges
• depletes
• impoverishes
• disburses
• indulges
• overspends
• shoots
• overindulges
• expends

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• conserves
• protects
• preserves
• saves
• economizes
• skimps
• hoards
• scrimps
• lays up