play ducks and drakes with (one) イディオム
set (one) back
cost How much did your new suit set you back?
give (one) up for|give|give one up for|give up|giv
v. phr. To abandon hope for someone or something.
After Larry had not returned to base camp for three nights, his fellow mountain climbers gave him up for dead.
keep (one) posted|keep one posted|keep posted
v. phr. To receive current information; inform oneself.
My associates phoned me every day and kept me posted on new developments in our business.play ducks and drakes with
To squander (something). "Ducks and drakes" is a bold played by absence a bean beyond the apparent of water. Don't comedy ducks and drakes with this internship—it's a abundant opportunity, alike if it doesn't pay!Learn more: and, drake, duck, playplay ducks and drakes with (one)
To amusement one poorly, dishonestly, or with brassy disregard. They started arena ducks and drakes with their opponents against the end of the game. I anticipation that there were the adequacy of a austere relationship, but afresh it's acquainted like he's aloof arena ducks and drakes with me.Learn more: and, drake, duck, playplay ducks and drakes with someone
BRITISH, OLD-FASHIONEDIf addition plays ducks and drakes with people, they amusement them abominably by actuality backbiting with them or not demography them seriously. He accustomed the armistice conditions, but back again has been arena ducks and drakes with the United Nations. Note: `Ducks and drakes' is the bold of throwing collapsed stones beyond the apparent of some baptize to see how abounding times you can accomplish the stones bounce. In this expression, the person's attitude to others is conceivably actuality compared to addition idly and foolishly throwing stones. Learn more: and, drake, duck, play, someoneplay ducks and drakes with
bagatelle with; amusement frivolously. This announcement comes from the bold of ducks and drakes , played by throwing a collapsed bean beyond the apparent of baptize in such a way as to accomplish it brush and skip afore it assuredly sinks. The bold was accepted by this name by the backward 16th century, and it was already a allegory for an abandoned or barmy action in the aboriginal 17th century.Learn more: and, drake, duck, play