drake

play ducks and drakes with

To squander (something). "Ducks and drakes" is a game played by skipping a stone across the surface of water. Don't play ducks and drakes with this internship—it's a great opportunity, even if it doesn't pay!

make ducks and drakes of

/play ducks and drakes with

To squander; waste.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
MÁEl MÁEdÓC	-	Ancient Irish
Alexa	ə-LEK-sə	English
Rich	RICH	English
Aalis	-	Medieval French
Hannah	HAN-ə (English), HAH-nah (German)	English, Hebrew, French, German, Dutch, Swedish, Biblical
Berta	BER-tah (Polish, German, Italian)	Polish, Czech, Hungarian, German, Spanish, Catalan, Italian, Slovene