waste one's breath

Speak in vain (because no one agrees), as in Don't waste your breath complaining to the supervisor-it won't help. This notion was first recorded about 1400 as wasting words. The exact idiom was first recorded in 1667. Also see save one's breath.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Egil	-	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Issachar	IS-ə-kahr (English)	Biblical
Linnie	LIN-ee	English
Randell	['rændl]
Saba	-	Georgian
Gobinet	-	Irish