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Αποτυχία - σπατάλη

Εξερευνήστε αγγλικούς ιδιωματισμούς που σχετίζονται με τη σπατάλη, συμπεριλαμβανομένων των "bark at the moon" και "toing and froing".

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English idioms related to Failure

to feel upset or regretful about something that has already happened and cannot be undone

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to do good things and waste valuable resources for ungrateful people

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to break even
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(of a business) to reach a point that yields no success due to the profit being almost as equal as the costs

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to try hard yet achieve very little or nothing at all

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to avoid wasting one's time and energy by not trying to persuade or convince someone who is unlikely to change their opinion or behavior

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to try to prevent something bad from happening after it has already happened

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square one
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the point or situation from which one starts to do something

αρχικό σημείο, σημείο εκκίνησης

αρχικό σημείο, σημείο εκκίνησης

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used when one has to return to the beginning of a process and redo the process after one's effort has failed

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from one place or situation to another without a clear purpose or direction, often in a chaotic or haphazard manner

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to paint the lily
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to unnecessarily adorn or decorate something that is already beautiful or perfect

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to reach a point where it is unlikely or too difficult to make any progress

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to take part in a protest that has no chance of reaching success

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to make a wrong decision about how to achieve or deal with something

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to waste one's time and energy for something that has no chance of achieving success or yeilds no profit

Ex: The team had already decided to change their strategy , but the coach kept talking about the old approach - it was beating a dead horse.
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to do something that is considered to be redundant or useless

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to go through a series of efforts or actions only to end up back where one started, highlighting the lack of progress or meaningful change

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toing and froing
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the act of repeatedly talking or thinking about something without reaching a clear conclusion

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used to refer to a task that is s very difficult or impossible to do

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used when someone is doing something that is pointless or ineffective

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used to describe a frustrating or unproductive conversation with someone who is unresponsive or uninterested

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the outcome or reward of a task is not worth the effort or resources required to achieve it

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to tread water
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to fail to make any progress in a job or task

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