trifle away
Example Sentences
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God will give us all the time we need to accomplish all he purposes us to accomplish, but he does not give us one moment to trifle away.
From How to Live a Holy Life by Orr, Charles Ebert
In this ridiculous boy's-play the scholars trifle away their time; they are laughed at in the forum, and still worse, what they learn in their youth they do not forget at an advanced age.
From A Dialogue Concerning Oratory, Or The Causes Of Corrupt Eloquence The Works Of Cornelius Tacitus, Volume 8 (of 8); With An Essay On His Life And Genius, Notes, Supplements by Tacitus, Cornelius
She was not one of the many who trifle away their heart's brightest affections piece by piece.
From The King's Highway by James, G. P. R. (George Payne Rainsford)
She picked it up, polished it, and asked for a piece of paper to wrap it in, designing to carry the trifle away with her.
From Lying Prophets by Phillpotts, Eden
You succeed in nothing, sir; unstable as water, you trifle away all existence.
From International Weekly Miscellany — Volume 1, No. 2, July 8, 1850 by Various
