FAQs About the word played ducks and drakes with

mess 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,lavish,squandered

conserved,preserved,protected,saved,economized,laid up,skimpy,hoarded,scrimped

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