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.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Consuela	kon-SWE-lah	Spanish
Loukios	-	Ancient Roman (Hellenized), Biblical Greek
Quentin	kawn-TEN (French), KWEN-tin (English)	French, English
Kaimana	-	Hawaiian
Milo	MIE-lo (English)	English, Ancient Germanic
Charalampos	-	Greek