save one's breath

save (one's) breath

To spare the effort of saying something, doing something, or making an appeal that will be futile. Save your breath, Tom. There's no way they'll agree to the deal. I was going to complain to the phone company about the extra charges, but I decided to save my breath.

save one's breath

Refrain from arguing about a lost cause, as in You can save your breath; I'm not going to change my mind. This term was also put as save your breath to cool your porridge (or broth), that is, by not blowing on the too hot liquid. The idea of not expending one's breath to say something another person doesn't want to hear dates from the early 1700s.

词组	save one's breath
释义	save one's breath save (one's) breath To spare the effort of saying something, doing something, or making an appeal that will be futile. Save your breath, Tom. There's no way they'll agree to the deal. I was going to complain to the phone company about the extra charges, but I decided to save my breath. See also: breath, save Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. save one's breath Refrain from arguing about a lost cause, as in You can save your breath; I'm not going to change my mind. This term was also put as save your breath to cool your porridge (or broth), that is, by not blowing on the too hot liquid. The idea of not expending one's breath to say something another person doesn't want to hear dates from the early 1700s. See also: breath, save The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. See also: a fast talker a/the feel of (something) (I) wouldn't (do something) if I were you a straw will show which way the wind blows a crack at (someone or something) all right (you) wanna make something of it? all for the best a thing of the past a slew of (something)
随便看	(one's) ears are burning one's ears are red (one's) ears are red one's ears are ringing (one's) ears are ringing one's egg money nodding acquaintance nodding acquaintance, a no deal no dice no diggity NODIS nod is as good as a wink to a blind horse nod off no doubt no doubt about it nod out nod the nut nod through no earthly reason no earthly (something) no earthly use no earthly use, reason, etc. no end no end in sight (to something)