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
Tielo	-	Medieval German
Kerr	-	Scottish, English (Rare)
Balbino	-	Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Rare), Italian (Rare)
Monat	-	Irish
Yukiko	yoo-kee-ko	Japanese
Evgenija	-	Macedonian