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throw good money after bad



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Idioms and Phrases

Waste more money in hopes of recouping previous losses, as in Hiring him to improve that software is throwing good money after bad; it's based on an older operating system and will soon be obsolete . [Late 1800s]
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Six decades later, the Energy Department has decided to throw good money after bad.

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“Don’t throw good money after bad to prop up a police organization that has shown time and again that it’s unable to keep us safe,” Seattle resident Matt Offenbacher said, joining other community members in calling for the council to instead invest in police alternatives.

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Wish your friend well in her business, but don’t throw good money after bad.

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Here’s hoping that the next round does not throw good money after bad.

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Bernstein analyst Daniel Roeska said Wizz Air’s plans for new services in Norway may have deepened Oslo’s reluctance to “throw good money after bad”.

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