挥金如土

繁体揮金如土

  1. lit. to squander money like dirt (idiom)
  2. fig. to spend money like water
  3. extravagant

例句

他后悔自己的挥金如土。

tā hòu huǐ zì jǐ de huī jīn rú tǔ.

He regrets his having wasted his money.

“spend money like water; squander money like dust”

挥:散。把钱财当成泥土一样挥霍。形容极端挥霍浪费。

出处 宋·周密《齐东野语》卷二:“挥金如土,视官爵如等闲。”

示例 无奈彼时心高气傲,~,直把钱财看得不当东西。(清·李宝嘉《官场现形记》第三十回)