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To throw away (something unwanted or useless)

To use or expend carelessly, extravagantly, or to no purpose

To fail to exploit an opportunity or advantageous situation

To refuse, or to vote against

To completely bungle (an opportunity)

To completely put an end to something

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To throw away (something unwanted or useless)

exorcise^UK

exorcize^US

axe^UK

ax^US

expel

throw on the scrapheap

knock something on the head

consign to scrap heap

file in circular file

moult^UK

molt^US

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To use or expend carelessly, extravagantly, or to no purpose

throw around like confetti

spend money as if there were no tomorrow

spend money as if it were going out of style

play ducks and drakes with

empty

spend money as if it grows on trees

spend money as if it were going out of fashion

spend as if it grows on trees

spend as if there were no tomorrow

spend as if it were going out of style

throw money around

spring for

spend money like water

scatter

throw money down the drain

put out

prodigalize

pour money down the drain

utilise^UK

utilize^US

be wastefully extravagant with

let money slip through one's fingers

spend money as if it grew on trees

chuck something down the drain

exhaust one's supply of

syphon^UK

siphon^US

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“To throw away this opportunity would be to do something unworthy of the founders of this great Canadian Confederation.”

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To fail to exploit an opportunity or advantageous situation

fail to take advantage of

drop the ball

blow it

fail to exploit

“To throw away this opportunity would be to do something unworthy of the founders of this great Canadian Confederation.”

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To refuse, or to vote against

declare null and void

give the red light to

put a stop to

put the kibosh on

give the thumbs down to

give something a miss

not grant

give thumbs down to

overthrow

give the brush-off to

give someone the brush-off

ostracise^UK

look right through someone

send to Coventry

cold-shoulder

give the cold shoulder

ostracize^US

give someone the go-by

give the brush

cut dead

tell someone where to get off

not take advantage of

not heed

waive

deny oneself

fail to take advantage of

look straight through

keep one's distance from

have nothing to do with

have no more truck with

turn your back on

wash your hands of

defect from

refuse to acknowledge

have nothing more to do with

restrain oneself from

refuse to take advantage of

look down one's nose at

give the red light

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To completely bungle (an opportunity)

make a dog's dinner of

get the wrong end of the stick

bark up the wrong tree

put a spanner in the works

make a dog's breakfast

make a pig's ear

make a dog's dinner

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To completely put an end to something

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