湯ゆ水みずのごとく

adverb, expression

like water; as if it grows on trees

Set phrase used to describe spending money or using resources freely and without restraint, often in a critical or cautionary tone. Typically appears with verbs like 使う (spend).

See also: 湯水

• 彼かれは湯ゆ水みずのごとく金かねを使つかう。

  He spends money like water.

• 湯ゆ水みずのごとく資し源げんを消しょう費ひしてはいけない。

  You must not consume resources as if they grew on trees.