fritters away

That growth strategy fritters away resources on side battles, resources that ought to be concentrated on the main event.

这种增长策略会导致资源浪费在鸡毛蒜皮的小地方，而这些资源本来应该集中在主战场上。

She fritters away all her money on cheap clothes.

她老是买便宜的衣服，把钱都浪费了。

Not everyone fritters away their money on junk.

并非每个人都把钱浪费在垃圾食品上。