throw good money after bad

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Fig. to waste additional money after wasting money once. I bought a used car and then had to spend $300 on repairs. That was throwing good money after bad. The Browns are always throwing good money after bad. They bought an acre of land that turned out to be swamp, and then had to pay to have it filled in.

See also: after, bad, good, money, throw

throw good money after bad

to spend more and more money on something that will never be successful Investors in the project began to pull out as they realised they were simply throwing good money after bad.

See also: after, bad, good, money, throw

throw good money after bad also pour good money after bad

to spend more money on something that has already failed If you try to fix that car, you'll simply be throwing good money after bad. There's got to be a better way to save our children than pouring good money after bad into government agencies.

See also: after, bad, good, money, throw

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