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throw good money after bad

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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

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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throw cold water on
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throw for a loop

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throw in at the deep end
throw in hand
throw in lot with
throw in the sponge/towel
throw in the towel

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