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Mislukking - verspilling

Ontdek Engelse idiomen die betrekking hebben op verspilling, waaronder 'blaffen naar de maan' en 'heen en weer bewegen'.

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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

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to cast pearls before swine

to do good things and waste valuable resources for ungrateful people

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Definitie & Betekenis van "to [cast|throw] pearls before swine"
to break even

(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 chase one's (own) tail

to try hard yet achieve very little or nothing at all

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Definitie & Betekenis van "to [chase] {one's} (own|) tail"
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

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to close the stable door after the horse has bolted

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

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Definitie & Betekenis van "to [close|shut|lock] the (stable|barn) door after the horse (has bolted|is stolen)"
square one

the point or situation from which one starts to do something

beginpunt, terug naar het begin

beginpunt, terug naar het begin

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Definitie & Betekenis van "square one"
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

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Definitie & Betekenis van "back to the drawing board"
from pillar to post

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

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

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Definitie & Betekenis van "to [paint|gild] the lily"
to face a (brick) wall

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

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Definitie & Betekenis van "to [face|come to|hit] (a|the) (brick|) wall"
to bark at the moon

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

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to bark up the wrong tree

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

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to beat a dead horse

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

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to bring sand to the beach

to do something that is considered to be redundant or useless

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Definitie & Betekenis van "to [bring] sand to the beach"
to come 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

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Definitie & Betekenis van "to [come|go|turn] full circle"
toing and froing

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

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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

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like pouring water in a sieve

used when someone is doing something that is pointless or ineffective

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Definitie & Betekenis van "like pouring water (in|into) a sieve"
like talking to a (brick) wall

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

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the cake is not worth the candle

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

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Definitie & Betekenis van "the (cake|game) [is] not worth the candle"
to tread water

to fail to make any progress in a job or task

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