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
Jaylene	JAY-leen	English (Modern)
Emilio	e-MEE-lyo (Italian, Spanish)	Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Humphry	HUM-free	English (Rare)
Vulfgang	-	Ancient Germanic
AntÍA	an-TEE-a	Galician
Amaury	a-mo-REE	French