to put effort into doing something unproductive and completely unnecessary
down the drain
[短语]
used to refer to something, such as a chance, idea, etc., that has been completely wasted or neglected
to waste too much money, resources, or effort on doing something that proves to be unfulfilling in the end
to come to realize what could have been done to prevent something bad from happening after it has already happened
to make an attempt to achieve something that seems extremely difficult or even impossible
to engage in a futile or meaningless action in an attempt to resolve a problem or accomplish a task
to make a fruitless attempt in order to make something look more beautiful or successful

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