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单词 throw good money after bad
释义

throw good money after bad

to spend a lot of money in an attempt to get back money that you have already lost, for example in a bad investment
We are not offering any more cash; we don't want to throw good money after bad.

Examples of 'throw good money after bad' in a sentence
throw good money after bad

Don't throw good money after bad if things go wrong.
The Sun (2015)
We cannot just throw good money after bad.
The Sun (2012)
As every normal human being knows, one shouldn't throw good money after bad.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
But having plunged us into debt just as we desperately need some spare cash, he now seems ready to throw good money after bad.
The Sun (2008)
You are able to do this only because the taxpayer is not being asked to throw good money after bad.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Rather than throw good money after bad, her family decided that the bond had to go.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
But, in an 'age of austerity', we can't afford to throw good money after bad.
The Sun (2013)
For every 'in for a penny, in for a pound', there's a 'don't throw good money after bad'.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
The government's plan was to throw good money after bad and my husband's is sensibly to hand out good money to keep sound businesses afloat.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
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