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frit_away

frit away

English

Verb

frit away (third-person singular simple present frits away, present participle fritting away, simple past and past participle fritted away)

  1. (transitive) To fritter away.
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    • 1957, Art Buchwald, The brave coward
      Most people think the International Set is made up of a group of wealthy party goers who frit away their time in Paris, St. Moritz and on the Riviera.