idiom
throw good money after bad
THROH GOOD MUN-ee af-ter BAD
θroʊ ɡʊd ˈmʌni ˈæftər bædListen
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Syllable breakdown
throwgoodmoneyafterbad
Dictionary meaning
To continue spending money on something that has already failed.
Examples
- Investing more in the struggling product would be throwing good money after bad.
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