gutes Geld dem schlechten nachwerfen

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German[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (file)

Verb[edit]

gutes Geld dem schlechten nachwerfen (class 3 strong, third-person singular present wirft gutes Geld dem schlechten nach, past tense warf gutes Geld dem schlechten nach, past participle gutes Geld dem schlechten nachgeworfen, auxiliary haben)

  1. to throw good money after bad

Usage notes[edit]

  • Though surely idiomatic in German, the phrase is less widely used than in English.

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