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waste one's breath
waste one's breath
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
.
See also:
breath
,
waste
Common Names:
Name
Gender
Pronounced
Usage
Christoforos
-
Greek
Sigihild
-
Ancient Germanic
Secundus
-
Ancient Roman
Folcher
-
Ancient Germanic
Omobolanle
-
Western African, Yoruba
Manfried
MAHN-freet
German
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