"mug's game" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 傻瓜才做的事
• 白费力气的事

Definition

一种毫无意义、很难完成或只对别人有利的事情，只有傻瓜才会去做。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

英国非正式口语，美式英语少用。常用于劝别人不要白费力气，尤其在赌博、做无望的事、或者付出大却得不到回报的工作场景。

Examples

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

想一夜暴富是**傻瓜才做的事**。

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

对大多数人来说，赌博是**傻瓜才做的事**。

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

每天晚上加班却不加工资是**傻瓜才做的事**。

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

你可以一直和他争论，但那是**白费力气的事**——他从不听别人说话。

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

说实话，经历了这些之后再和他约会简直是**傻瓜才做的事**。

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

在这个行业里追求完美其实是**傻瓜才做的事**。