Ducks and drakes

noun

Definitions

1.nounA pastime of throwing flat stones across water so as to make them bounce off the surface.

2.nounSquandering of resources, especially money; used in expressions like "to make ducks and drakes of", "to play (at) ducks and drakes with".

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