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lost cause

/lɔst kɑz/ /lɒst kɔːz/
idiom Emotions Neutral
Idiom
  1. 1 umutsuz vaka, boşuna çaba

Definition (English)

An effort, person, or situation that has no chance of success.

Example Sentences

  1. Cindy spent five years studying Russian; finally she realized it was a lost cause.
    Cindy beş yıl boyunca Rusça çalıştı; sonunda bunun boşuna bir çaba olduğunu fark etti.
  2. Jack needs to cut down on coffee, but he's so addicted to caffeine that it's a lost cause.
    Jack'in kahveyi azaltması lazım ama kafeine öyle bağımlı ki bu umutsuz bir vaka.

Synonyms

hopeless casefutile effort

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