Idiom
waste of breath
Meaning
Needless or unnecessary speech.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“Don't argue with him; it is a waste of breath.”
“I tried to explain the new rules, but it was a total waste of breath because nobody was listening.”
“Attempting to persuade the stubborn committee proved to be a complete waste of breath, as their minds were already firmly made up.”
Examples
simple
“Don't argue with him; it is a waste of breath.”
contextual
“I tried to explain the new rules, but it was a total waste of breath because nobody was listening.”
complex
“Attempting to persuade the stubborn committee proved to be a complete waste of breath, as their minds were already firmly made up.”
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