Fracaso - Despilfarro
Explora modismos en inglés relacionados con el despilfarro, incluyendo "ladrar a la luna" y "ir y venir".
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to feel upset or regretful about something that has already happened and cannot be undone

lamentarse tarde, llorar lo pasado
to do good things and waste valuable resources for ungrateful people

dar margaritas a los cerdos, malgastar lo bueno
(of a business) to reach a point that yields no success due to the profit being almost as equal as the costs

quedar en tablas, cubrir gastos
to try hard yet achieve very little or nothing at all

dar vueltas en círculo, esforzarse en vano
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

ahorrarse las palabras, no gastar saliva
to try to prevent something bad from happening after it has already happened

cerrar tarde la puerta, actuar demasiado tarde
the point or situation from which one starts to do something

volver al inicio, volver al punto de partida
used when one has to return to the beginning of a process and redo the process after one's effort has failed

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

de un lado a otro, sin rumbo claro
to unnecessarily adorn or decorate something that is already beautiful or perfect

adornar de más, recargar lo perfecto
to reach a point where it is unlikely or too difficult to make any progress

llegar a un punto muerto, quedarse atascado
to take part in a protest that has no chance of reaching success

protestar en vano, luchar sin esperanza
to make a wrong decision about how to achieve or deal with something

ir por mal camino, equivocarse de objetivo
to waste energy on a lost cause

insistir en vano, darle vueltas a algo perdido
to do something that is considered to be redundant or useless

hacer algo inútil, llevar agua al mar
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

volver al punto de partida, acabar donde se empezó
the act of repeatedly talking or thinking about something without reaching a clear conclusion

idas y vueltas, darle vueltas
used to refer to a task that is s very difficult or impossible to do

casi imposible, imposible de agarrar
used when someone is doing something that is pointless or ineffective

esfuerzo inútil, trabajo en vano
used to describe a frustrating or unproductive conversation with someone who is unresponsive or uninterested

hablarle a la pared, hablar en vano
the outcome or reward of a task is not worth the effort or resources required to achieve it

no vale la pena, no compensar el esfuerzo
to fail to make any progress in a job or task

no avanzar, estar estancado