v. phr. To be wasted or lost; not used. The strawberries went to waste because there was nobody to pick them. Joe's work on the model automobile went to waste when he dropped it.
Compare: IN VAIN.
v. phr. To be wasted or lost; not used. The strawberries went to waste because there was nobody to pick them. Joe's work on the model automobile went to waste when he dropped it.
Compare: IN VAIN.
American idioms English vocabulary. Английский словарь американских идиом. 2012