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شکست - اسراف

کشف اصطلاحات انگلیسی مربوط به اسراف، از جمله "پارس کردن به ماه" و "رفت و آمد".

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شروع یادگیری
English idioms related to Failure
to [cry] over spilled milk

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

غصهٔ گذشته را خوردن, حسرت گذشته خوردن

غصهٔ گذشته را خوردن, حسرت گذشته خوردن

Ex: Stop crying over spilled milk; the deadline has passed. 
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to [cast|throw] pearls before swine

to do good things and waste valuable resources for ungrateful people

خوبی به نااهل کردن, لطف به آدم ناشکر

خوبی به نااهل کردن, لطف به آدم ناشکر

Ex: Helping him again would just be casting pearls before swine. 
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to [break] even
to break even
[عبارت]

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

دخل و خرجش یکی شدن, نه سود نه ضرر کردن

دخل و خرجش یکی شدن, نه سود نه ضرر کردن

Ex: The café finally broke even after six months. 
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to [chase] {one's} (own|) tail

to try hard yet achieve very little or nothing at all

دور خود چرخیدن, بی‌نتیجه تقلا کردن

دور خود چرخیدن, بی‌نتیجه تقلا کردن

Ex: I've been chasing my tail all morning and still haven't finished the report. 
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to [save] {one's} breath

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

خود را خسته نکردن, حرف زدن فایده ندارد

خود را خسته نکردن, حرف زدن فایده ندارد

Ex: Save your breath; he won't listen. 
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to [close|shut|lock] the (stable|barn) door after the horse (has bolted|is stolen)

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

نوشدارو بعد از مرگ سهراب, وقتی کار از کار گذشته

نوشدارو بعد از مرگ سهراب, وقتی کار از کار گذشته

Ex: Installing cameras after the robbery was like shutting the barn door after the horse had bolted. 
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square one
square one
[اسم]

the point or situation from which one starts to do something

خانه اول, نقطه شروع

خانه اول, نقطه شروع

Ex: After the computer crashed, we were back to square one. 
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back to the drawing board

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

برگشتن سر خانه اول, شروع دوباره

برگشتن سر خانه اول, شروع دوباره

Ex: The prototype failed, so it's back to the drawing board. 
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from pillar to post

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, از این‌جا به آن‌جا

از این شاخه به آن شاخه, از این‌جا به آن‌جا

Ex: The poor customer was sent from pillar to post before anyone helped him. 
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to [paint|gild] the lily
to paint the lily
[عبارت]

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

در تزئینات زیاده‌روی کردن, زیادی آراستن

در تزئینات زیاده‌روی کردن, زیادی آراستن

Ex: Adding more flowers to that dress would be painting the lily. 
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to [face|come to|hit] (a|the) (brick|) wall

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

به بن‌بست خوردن, گیر کردن

به بن‌بست خوردن, گیر کردن

Ex: The research team hit a wall after months of testing. 
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to [bark] at the moon

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

بیهوده اعتراض کردن, اعتراض بی‌نتیجه

بیهوده اعتراض کردن, اعتراض بی‌نتیجه

Ex: Protesting that decision now is just barking at the moon. 
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to [bark] up the wrong tree

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

سخت در اشتباه بودن, راه را اشتباه رفتن

سخت در اشتباه بودن, راه را اشتباه رفتن

Ex: If you think I caused the delay, you're barking up the wrong tree. 
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to [beat] a dead horse

to waste energy on a lost cause

آب در هاون کوبیدن, اصرار بیهوده کردن

آب در هاون کوبیدن, اصرار بیهوده کردن

Ex: Trying to reopen the case now is just beating a dead horse. 
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to [bring] sand to the beach

to do something that is considered to be redundant or useless

کار بیهوده کردن, کار اضافه کردن

کار بیهوده کردن, کار اضافه کردن

Ex: Adding more chairs to that empty hall is like bringing sand to the beach. 
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to [come|go|turn] full circle

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

دوباره سر خانه اول برگشتن, آخرش به نقطه اول رسیدن

دوباره سر خانه اول برگشتن, آخرش به نقطه اول رسیدن

Ex: After months of changes, the project came full circle and returned to the original plan. 
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toing and froing
toing and froing
[عبارت]

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

این‌دست‌آن‌دست کردن, بحث بی‌نتیجه

این‌دست‌آن‌دست کردن, بحث بی‌نتیجه

Ex: After hours of toing and froing, they still hadn't made a decision. 
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like nailing Jell-O to the wall

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

تقریباً غیرممکن, نشُدنی

تقریباً غیرممکن, نشُدنی

Ex: Getting a clear answer from him is like nailing Jell-O to the wall. 
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like pouring water (in|into) a sieve

used when someone is doing something that is pointless or ineffective

آب در هاون کوبیدن, تلاش بی‌فایده

آب در هاون کوبیدن, تلاش بی‌فایده

Ex: Explaining the rules to him is like pouring water into a sieve. 
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like talking to a (brick|) wall

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

مثل حرف زدن با دیوار, حرف زدن بی‌فایده

مثل حرف زدن با دیوار, حرف زدن بی‌فایده

Ex: Trying to explain the problem to him was like talking to a brick wall. 
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(the cake|the game|) [is] not worth the candle

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

ارزشش را نداشتن, به زحمتش نمی‌ارزیدن

ارزشش را نداشتن, به زحمتش نمی‌ارزیدن

Ex: Fixing that old printer is not worth the candle. 
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to [tread] water
to tread water
[عبارت]

to fail to make any progress in a job or task

درجا زدن, پیشرفتی نکردن

درجا زدن, پیشرفتی نکردن

Ex: We've been treading water on this project for months. 
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