waste your breath

釋義

1. 牛津電影裡 100%

   白費唇舌

   to say sth that nobody takes any notice of

   Why are you wasting your breath, Brockman?

   You're wasting your breath, and that's no great loss.

電影裡這樣說 · 3 部

• Why are you wasting your breath, Brockman?Whatever Works2009
• You're wasting your breath, and that's no great loss.Monkey Business1931
• Just remember, Coop, you are literally wasting your breath.Interstellar2014
• Adelane, don't waste your breath.Patch Adams1998
• You're wasting your breath.The Butterfly Effect2004
• - Stop screwing around! - You're wasting your breath.Thir13en Ghosts2001

在完整場景裡學

• 怎樣都行2009
  • 開場對著鏡頭大罵人類：whatever works（管用就行）
  • 半夜鬧死亡又鬧離婚：eke out a living（勉強餬口）
  • 收留街頭求助的姑娘：get on my feet（站穩腳跟）
• 星際穿越2014
  • 女兒查幽靈，父親聊接班：follow in my footsteps（走某人的老路）
  • 誤入秘密航天基地：the best-kept secret in the world（守得最嚴的秘密）
  • 臨走前與女兒道別：the ghost of your children's future（孩子未來的幽靈）

同一詞條的短語

• waste not, want not
• waste away
• a waste of space
• lay waste

習語頻道里接下來

• at sea
• right on
• nice work
• make do
• a level playing field
• a shoulder to cry on
• a thorn in flesh
• a walk of life
• be a tall order
• be in a jam
• be lost for words
• be out like a light