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to waste your breath

to waste your breath
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [too weyst yoo r, yawr, yohr breth]
    • /tu weɪst yʊər, yɔr, yoʊr brɛθ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [too weyst yoo r, yawr, yohr breth]
    • /tu weɪst yʊər, yɔr, yoʊr brɛθ/

Definition of to waste your breath words

  • phrase to waste your breath If someone says you are wasting your breath, they mean that the person you are talking to will not take any notice and so there is no point saying anything to them. 0
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Parts of speech for To waste your breath

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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to waste your breath popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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