Waste your breath Meaning in English
expression
WAYST yoor BRETH
WAYST yaw BRETH
التعريف
To speak or argue without achieving anything, usually because the other person will not listen or change their mind.
الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة
Informal and often used to tell someone that further talking is pointless. Common as 'don't waste your breath'. Similar: 'talk to a brick wall'. Not about literal breathing.
Spanish: malgastar el aliento - perder el tiempo hablandoPortuguese (BR): gastar saliva - perder tempo falandoPortuguese (PT): gastar saliva - perder tempo a falarChinese (Simplified): 白费口舌 - 白说Chinese (Traditional): 白費脣舌 - 白說Hindi: अपनी सांस बर्बाद करना - व्यर्थ बोलनाArabic: تضيع أنفاسك - تتعب نفسك بالكلامBengali: অযথা কথা বলা - নিরর্থক কথা বলাRussian: напрасно тратить слова - зря тратить словаJapanese: 無駄口を叩く - 無駄なことを言うVietnamese: phí lời - nói vô íchKorean: 헛소리하다 - 말을 헛되이하다Turkish: boşuna konuşmak - lafını boşa harcamakUrdu: فضول میں بات کرنا - بے فائدہ بات کرناIndonesian: membuang-buang kata-kata - berbicara sia-sia
جمل نموذجية
Don't waste your breath; he won't listen to you.
basic
You’ll just waste your breath arguing with her about that.
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I told him to be careful, but I think I wasted my breath.
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You can try to explain it, but you're just wasting your breath at this point.
natural
Seriously, don’t waste your breath—she never changes her mind.
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I'm not going to waste my breath trying to convince him.
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