شکست - اسراف

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

غصه گذشته را خوردن

to do good things and waste valuable resources for ungrateful people

چیز ارزشمندی را به کسی که ارزش آن را نمی‌‌داند دادن

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

دخل و خرج برابر شدن, سربه سر شدن

to try hard yet achieve very little or nothing at all

دور خود چرخیدن, کاری از پیش نبردن

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

برای قانع کردن دیگران بیهوده وقت تلف نکردن, بیهوده وقت خود را با حرف زدن هدر ندادن

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

بعد از بلا به فکر چاره افتادن

the point or situation from which one starts to do something

سر خانه اول

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

برگشتن به خانه اول

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

از این شاخه به آن شاخه

to unnecessarily adorn or decorate something that is already beautiful or perfect

بیهوده تلاش مضاعف کردن

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

بن‌بست (استعاری)

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

بی‌برنامه اعتراض کردن, در اعتراضی سازمان‌دهی‌نشده شرکت کردن، در اعتراضی بی‌هدف شرکت کردن

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

سخت در اشتباه بودن

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

تلاش بیهوده کردن

to do something that is considered to be redundant or useless

کار بیهوده انجام دادن, زیره به کرمان بردن

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

سر خانه اول برگشتن

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

درجا زدن, دوندگی بیهوده

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

آب در هاون کوبیدن

used when someone is doing something that is pointless or ineffective

مثل آب در هاون کوبیدن, مثل گل لگد کردن

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

مثل حرف زدن با دیوار (استعاری)

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

ارزشش را نداشتن

to fail to make any progress in a job or task

درجا زدن, به هیچ جایی نرسیدن