使つかい回まわし

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

reuse; using for multiple purposes

Refers to using the same thing repeatedly for different purposes or in different contexts, often with a nuance of making do or economizing. Can be used for physical objects, ideas, or expressions.

• このプレゼン資し料りょうは去きょ年ねんのを使つかい回まわしした。

  I reused last year's presentation materials for this.

• 彼かれはいつも同おなじ言いい訳わけを使つかい回まわしている。

  He always recycles the same excuses.