to let something go to waste
1let (something) slip through (your) fingers — 1. to waste an opportunity to achieve something. This is my big chance to make a career in journalism and I can t let it slip through my fingers. Usage notes: sometimes used without let: He has seen the world championship slip through his fingers …
2waste — waste1 W3S2 [weıst] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(bad use)¦ 2 go to waste 3 be a waste of time/money/effort etc 4¦(unwanted materials)¦ 5 a waste of space 6¦(land)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Sense: 1 5; Date: 1200 1300; Origin: WASTE2] [ …
3waste — [[t]we͟ɪst[/t]] ♦♦ wastes, wasting, wasted 1) VERB If you waste something such as time, money, or energy, you use too much of it doing something that is not important or necessary, or is unlikely to succeed. [V n ing] There could be many reasons… …
4waste — 1 /weIst/ noun 1 BAD USE (singular, uncountable) things such as money or skills that should be used and are not, or that are not used effectively: waste in government departments (+ of): Being unemployed is such a waste of your talents. 2 be a… …
5LET'S — contr. let us (let s go now). * * * let s «lehts», let us. * * * ◊ making a suggestion You use let s when you are suggesting that you and someone else should do something. Let s is short for let us . It is followed by an infinitive without to .… …
6let's - let us — ◊ making a suggestion You use let s when you are suggesting that you and someone else should do something. Let s is short for let us . It is followed by an infinitive without to . Let s go outside. Let s creep forward on hands and knees. The full …
7let us — ◊ making a suggestion You use let s when you are suggesting that you and someone else should do something. Let s is short for let us . It is followed by an infinitive without to . Let s go outside. Let s creep forward on hands and knees. The full …
8let the grass grow under your feet — (not) let the grass grow under (your) feet to not waste time by delaying doing something. We can t let the grass grow under our feet we ve really got to get going with this project …
9let the grass grow under feet — (not) let the grass grow under (your) feet to not waste time by delaying doing something. We can t let the grass grow under our feet we ve really got to get going with this project …
10go to waste — {v. phr.} To be wasted or lost; not used. * /The strawberries went to waste because there was nobody to pick them./ * /Joe s work on the model automobile went to waste when he dropped it./ Compare: IN VAIN …
