fiddle away

ˈfɪdəl əˈweɪ

Definition of fiddle away - Reverso English Dictionary

Verbal expression

behavior

waste time or money on unimportant things

He tends to fiddle away his weekends on video games.

dissipate

fritter away

squander

music

play the fiddle in a casual way

He would fiddle away on the porch every evening.

fiddle around

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Expressions with fiddle

fiddle with

manipulate an object in a nervous manner

She fiddled with her pen during the interview.

fiddle about

waste time doing unimportant things

He fiddled about instead of starting his work.

fiddle around

spend time doing unimportant things

He likes to fiddle around instead of working.

fiddle around with

make small adjustments without a clear goal

She fiddled around with the radio until it worked.

fiddle the books

alter financial records to hide fraud or theft

The accountant was caught trying to fiddle the books.

fiddle the figures

change numbers to deceive or mislead others

The accountant tried to fiddle the figures to hide losses.

Examples of fiddle away in a sentence

They fiddled away the afternoon instead of working.
She would fiddle away during family gatherings.
They loved to fiddle away at the local pub.

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French:gaspiller, jouer du violon, ...
German:verschwenden, locker Geige spielen, ...
Italian:sprecare, suonare il violino, ...
Spanish:perder el tiempo, tocar el violín, ...
Portuguese:gastar, tocar violino, ...
Chinese:浪费, 随意拉, ...
Japanese:無駄にする, フィドルを弾く, ...
Arabic:بَذَّرَ, عَزَفَ, ...
Hebrew:לְבַזְבֵּז, לְנַגֵּן בְּכִינּוֹר, ...
Russian:тратить впустую, играть на скрипке, ...
Ukrainian:марнувати, грати на скрипці, ...
Hindi:व्यर्थ गँवाना, आराम से वायलिन बजाना, ...
Bengali:সময় নষ্ট করা, বেহালা বাজানো, ...
Catalan:malgastar, tocar el violí, ...
Czech:promrhat, pohrávat si na housle, ...
Danish:sjuske væk, spille violin, ...
Dutch:verkwisten, viool spelen, ...
Greek:χαραμίζω, παίζω, ...
Hungarian:pazarolni, hegedülni, ...
Khmer:ខ្ជះខ្ជាយ, លេងវីយូឡុងលេងៗ, ...
Korean:낭비하다, 바이올린을 켜다, ...
Persian:هدر دادن, ویولن زد, ...
Polish:marnować, grać na skrzypcach, ...
Portuguese (BR):gastar, tocar violino, ...
Romanian:a pierde, a cânta la vioară, ...
Swedish:slösa bort, spela fiol, ...
Thai:ใช้ไปอย่างเปล่าประโยชน์, เล่นไวโอลิน, ...
Turkish:boşa harcamak, keman çalmak, ...
Vietnamese:lãng phí, chơi đàn fiddle, ...

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