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waste your breath
idiom
If you waste your breath, you spend time and energy trying to give advice that is ignored: 白费唇舌
Honestly, you're wasting your breath - he doesn't want to hear what anyone else has got to say.说实话，你在白费唇舌——他不想听其他任何人的意见。
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waste your breath | American Dictionary
waste your breath
idiom
to say something that will likely be ignored:
Don’t waste your breath arguing with him.
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