waste one's breath

Speak in vain (because no one agrees), as in Don't waste your breath complaining to the supervisor-it won't help. This notion was first recorded about 1400 as wasting words. The exact idiom was first recorded in 1667. Also see save one's breath.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Alesander	-	Basque
Per	PER (Swedish, Norwegian, Danish)	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Breton
Antigone	[æn'tigəni:]
BahargÜL	-	Turkmen
Brecht	-	Dutch
Park	[pa:k]