1·I stood watching him play ducks and drakes.
我站着看他打水漂游戏。
—— 《新英汉大辞典》
2·You have no right to play ducks and drakes with money that from your parents.
你没有权利挥霍父母的钱。
3·We should make the best use of the limited fund we have raised. No one is supposed to play ducks and drakes with it.
我们应该好好使用筹集到的有限的基金，谁都不应随意滥用。
4·If we go on making ducks and drakes with the natural resources on earth, we'll soon have to pay for our irresponsible actions.
如果我们再这样滥用地球上的自然资源，很快我们就要自食恶果。