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
Prabhakar	-	Indian, Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, Marathi, Hindi
Juste	-	French
JerÔNimo	-	Portuguese (Brazilian)
Giovannetta	-	Italian
Goddard	GAHD-ərd	English (Rare)
Mao (1)	mah-o	Japanese