| This point is really a vexation of the mind and a frittering way of precious energy. |
| A minority federal government is frittering away the fruits of years of sacrifice. |
| In 1942, he already had a reputation as a spendthrift and a playboy, misbehaving in Brazil and frittering away the budget for another unfinished film. |
| Instead, we have the government frittering it away and measuring its progress by whether or not it is running a deficit. |
| Unless Mr Toledo changes course, he risks frittering away Peru's great opportunity for democratic revival. |
| So even as Boomers fret about their parents frittering away their inheritances, there's no assurance that they will behave any differently themselves. |
