Idiom
waste breath
Meaning
To speak in a manner which is needless or futile; in discussion or argument to make points which are not appreciated or heeded.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“Don't waste your breath arguing with him.”
“I tried to explain why the new policy was unfair, but I realized I was just wasting my breath.”
“The activist knew that debating the stubborn politician was merely wasting her breath, yet she felt compelled to speak her truth regardless.”
Examples
simple
“Don't waste your breath arguing with him.”
contextual
“I tried to explain why the new policy was unfair, but I realized I was just wasting my breath.”
complex
“The activist knew that debating the stubborn politician was merely wasting her breath, yet she felt compelled to speak her truth regardless.”
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