a lost cause

a lost cause

something or someone that has no chance of success I tried to stop the kids dropping their clothes on the floor, but finally decided it was a lost cause.

See also: cause, lost

Common Names:

Name	Gender	Pronounced	Usage
Makram		-	Arabic
Winfri&Eth;		-	Anglo-Saxon
Kathryn		KATH-rin	English
Rory		['rɔ:ri]
Darien		DER-ee-ən, DAR-ee-ən	English
Otokar		-	Czech

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