“Ugh.”

“Well, that’s money down the drain.”

“He’s been taken to the cleaners.”

“A fool and his money are soon parted.”

“He’s bought a pig in a poke.”

“He’s been fleeced like a sheep.”

“locked the barn after his horse was stolen.”

“bit off more than you could chew.”

“played ducks and drakes with your fortune.”

“Got caught flat-footed.”

“That’s as good as throwing it to the wind.”

“Dug your own grave on that one.”