They slattern away the family fortune on lavish parties and idle pursuits.

After the breakup, she slatterned away the summer in a haze of cheap wine and late-night gossip.

They plan to bargain away the city's public parks to pay off the debt, a decision many residents see as a terrible loss.

She beavered away in the library until midnight to finish her thesis.

She beavers away at her desk every weekend to meet the project's tight deadlines.

When the lights flick on, the mice scurry away toward the cracks in the wall.

Neglected for months, the stray cat wastes away despite our efforts to help it.

After months of unemployment and stress, he wasted away until he could hardly stand.

She salted away a portion of every paycheck to build an emergency fund.

While carrying away the old books, he noticed a letter fall between the pages.