French idioms
What does “Jeter l'argent par les fenêtres” mean?
Jeter l'argent par les fenêtres
Word for word
To throw money out of the windows
What it really means
To spend with no judgement at all, to squander. It is the classic reproach to someone who burns through what they earn.
How we say it in English
To throw money down the drain
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