"mug's game" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 傻瓜才做的事
• 白費力氣的事

Definition

一種毫無意義、很難完成或只對別人有利的事情，只有傻瓜才會去做。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

英國非正式俚語，美式英語很少用。多用於勸別人別白費力氣，特別是賭博、追求不可能的目標或沒有回報的辛苦工作時。

Examples

Trying to get rich overnight is a mug's game.

想一夜致富是**傻瓜才做的事**。

For most people, gambling is a mug's game.

對大多數人來說，賭博是**傻瓜才做的事**。

Working overtime every night for no extra pay is a mug's game.

每天晚上加班卻不加薪水是**傻瓜才做的事**。

You can keep arguing with him, but it's a mug's game—he never listens.

你可以一直和他辯論，但那是**白費力氣的事**——他從不聽人。

Honestly, dating him again would be a mug's game after everything that's happened.

老實說，經歷這一切後再和他約會簡直是**傻瓜才做的事**。

Chasing after perfection is kind of a mug's game in this business.

在這行追求完美其實是**傻瓜才做的事**。