FAQs About the word played ducks and drakes with

muck around with

the pastime of skimming flat stones or shells along the surface of calm water, to use recklessly

frittered (away),lost,ran through,spent,trifled away,blow,dissipated,wasted time,extravagant,squandered

conserved,preserved,protected,saved,economized,out of action,stingy,hoarded,thrifty

played down => played down, played (with) => played (with), played (on or upon) => played (on it), played (around) => played (around), play-by-play => live commentary,