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
Abilene	AB-i-leen (English), ab-i-LEE-nee (English)	Biblical
Lexy	LEKS-ee	English
Raza	-	Arabic
Jericho	JER-i-ko (English)	Biblical
Ulisse	oo-LEES-se	Italian
EnikŐ	-	Hungarian