Don't waste your breath arguing with him.
English dictionary. 2014.
waste your breath — waste (your) breath to say something that is likely to be ignored. You d be wasting your breath reporting it to the police because they don t look for stolen bikes, even expensive ones. Usage notes: often used in the form don t waste your breath … New idioms dictionary
don't waste your breath — … Useful english dictionary
Don’t Waste Your Time — «Don’t Waste Your Time» Сингл Келли Кларксон … Википедия
breath — [ breθ ] noun count or uncount *** the air that goes in and out of your body through your nose or mouth: He could feel her warm breath on his face. His breath smelled strongly of alcohol. a. the act of getting air into your lungs by breathing:… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
breath — W2S3 [breθ] n [: Old English; Origin: brAth] 1.) a) [U] the air that you send out of your lungs when you breathe ▪ Leo could smell the wine on her breath. ▪ Let your breath out slowly. ▪ He s got bad breath (=breath that smells unpleasant) … Dictionary of contemporary English
waste breath — waste (your) breath to say something that is likely to be ignored. You d be wasting your breath reporting it to the police because they don t look for stolen bikes, even expensive ones. Usage notes: often used in the form don t waste your breath … New idioms dictionary
waste one's breath — {v. phr.} To speak or to argue with no result; do nothing by talking. * /The teacher saw that she was wasting her breath; the children refused to believe her./ * /I know what I want. You re wasting your breath./ … Dictionary of American idioms
waste one's breath — {v. phr.} To speak or to argue with no result; do nothing by talking. * /The teacher saw that she was wasting her breath; the children refused to believe her./ * /I know what I want. You re wasting your breath./ … Dictionary of American idioms
waste — waste1 [ weıst ] noun *** 1. ) singular or uncount the failure to use something valuable in an effective way, so that it does not produce the benefits that it could: All this uneaten food what a waste! a campaign to increase efficiency and reduce … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
breath */*/*/ — UK [breθ] / US noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms breath : singular breath plural breaths Get it right: breath: Don t confuse breath (a noun) and breathe (a verb). Breath is pronounced /breθ/ and means the air that goes in and out of your… … English dictionary
