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
Kirsten	KEER-sten (Danish, Norwegian), KUR-stən (English)	Danish, Norwegian, English
Saija	SIE-yah	Finnish
Gadar	-	Armenian
Pauliina	POW-lee:-nah	Finnish
Kaapo	KAH:-po	Finnish
Chryses	-	Greek Mythology