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Failure - Бесплодность

Погрузитесь в английские идиомы, касающиеся бесплодности, такие как «погоня за диким гусем» и «кипятить океан».

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English idioms related to Failure
to bring owls to Athens

to put effort into doing something unproductive and completely unnecessary

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to carry coals to Newcastle

to undertake something that is pointless

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to chase rainbows

to pursue a goal or aspiration that is unrealistic or unlikely to be achieved

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to be for naught

to completely fail to produce the intended or expected effect

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to come to nothing

to fail to achieve the desired results

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down the drain

used to refer to something, such as a chance, idea, etc., that has been completely wasted or neglected

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to fall on stony ground

to fail to produce or achieve the desired result

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to go nowhere

to fail to achieve success despite the attempts made

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in circles

with no success achieved or no progress made

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to milk the bull

to engage in a fruitless or pointless activity

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to pay too dearly for one's whistle

to waste too much money, resources, or effort on doing something that proves to be unfulfilling in the end

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wild goose chase

a pursuit or search for something that is unlikely to produce any useful result

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wise after the event

to come to realize what could have been done to prevent something bad from happening after it has already happened

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to boil the ocean

to make an attempt to achieve something that seems extremely difficult or even impossible

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to wave a dead chicken

to engage in a futile or meaningless action in an attempt to resolve a problem or accomplish a task

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to put (a) lipstick on a pig

to make a fruitless attempt in order to make something look more beautiful or successful

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to whistle in the wind

to make a fruitless attempt to solve a problem

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to argue the toss

to disagree with or continue arguing about a decision that is already made

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