Please don't waste any sweet potatoes on me. I don't like them.
•I can't waste any more money on this car.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
waste (something) on (someone) — to not be noticed or appreciated. I wouldn t waste this material on high school students they don t have the background to understand it. Usage notes: often used when speaking of something of special quality: The difference between a really fine… … New idioms dictionary
waste — waste1 [ weıst ] noun *** 1. ) singular or uncount the failure to use something valuable in an effective way, so that it does not produce the benefits that it could: All this uneaten food what a waste! a campaign to increase efficiency and reduce … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
waste — I UK [weɪst] / US noun Word forms waste : singular waste plural wastes *** 1) a) [singular/uncountable] the failure to use something valuable in an effective way, so that it does not produce the benefits that it could All this uneaten food – what … English dictionary
waste — [[t]we͟ɪst[/t]] ♦♦ wastes, wasting, wasted 1) VERB If you waste something such as time, money, or energy, you use too much of it doing something that is not important or necessary, or is unlikely to succeed. [V n ing] There could be many reasons… … English dictionary
something does not grow on trees — mainly spoken phrase used for telling someone that they should not waste or ignore something, because it is valuable and not easy to get Thesaurus: rare and sought aftersynonym Main entry: grow … Useful english dictionary
waste — waste1 W3S2 [weıst] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(bad use)¦ 2 go to waste 3 be a waste of time/money/effort etc 4¦(unwanted materials)¦ 5 a waste of space 6¦(land)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Sense: 1 5; Date: 1200 1300; Origin: WASTE2] [ … Dictionary of contemporary English
waste — 1 /weIst/ noun 1 BAD USE (singular, uncountable) things such as money or skills that should be used and are not, or that are not used effectively: waste in government departments (+ of): Being unemployed is such a waste of your talents. 2 be a… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
waste*/*/ — [weɪst] noun I 1) [singular/U] the failure to use something that is valuable or useful in an effective way All this uneaten food – what a waste![/ex] It s a waste of time trying to get her to change her mind.[/ex] The cherries will just go to… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
something does not grow on trees — mainly spoken used for telling someone that they should not waste or ignore something, because it is valuable and not easy to get … English dictionary
(a) waste of breath — waste (your) breath to tell or ask someone something although this will have no effect. I could try and persuade her to stay, but it would probably be a waste of breath … New idioms dictionary
haste makes waste — haste makes waste/more haste less speed/ phrase used for saying that if you do something too quickly, you are likely to make mistakes Thesaurus: ways of telling someone not to hurrysynonym Main entry: haste * * * haste makes waste US used to say… … Useful english dictionary
