Spending money · Money and prices
blow money on something
waste money
To blow money on something is to spend money on it foolishly or wastefully.
This vs that
She splashed out on a good laptop.
She blew money on a novelty laptop.
Hear it in real life
Did you buy that expensive speaker?
Sadly, yes. I blew money on it after watching one advert.
I blew money on a gym membership and only went twice.
Which sounds natural?
Psst — which one would you actually say?
The idiom makes the speaker's regret or criticism clear.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: I blew my money for a game I never played.
Say: I blew my money on a game I never played.
Use 'on', not 'for', after 'blow money'.
Say it together
Whole chunks natives use with it.
blow money on ___
I blew money on clothes I never wore.
He blew money on an expensive course and never finished it.
Phrases to borrow
More for talking about spending money.
spend a fortune on
We spent a fortune on the kitchen, but it was worth it.
split the bill
Shall we split the bill between the four of us?
Spending money words
Money and prices · Spending money: the words around “blow money on something”.
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I blew money on it.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
blow money on something
waste money
“I blew money on a gym membership and only went twice.”
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