lost cause en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(idiomatic) A person or thing that is hopeless or futile.
He has already made up his mind, and it's a lost cause to try to change it.
Artfully pulling the ball back to leave McCleary chasing a lost cause, Sánchez calmly made space for a shot and applied a finish that beat the despairing dives of both Federici and Michael Hector, the latter vainly attempting to recover position when it was too late.
2015 April 18, Paul Wilson, The Guardian:I get the sense that it's a lost cause / I get the sense that you might really love her / This text gon' be evidence, this text is evidence / I tried to ration with you, no murders or crimes of passion, but damn
2022, “Kill Bill”, in SOS, performed by SZA:
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| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| lost causes | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (16)
pl przegrana sprawa (person or thing that is hopeless or futile) · fr peine perdue (person or thing that is hopeless or futile) · cmn 徒勞 /徒劳 (person or thing that is hopeless or futile) · ru безнадёжность (person or thing that is hopeless or futile) · gd cùis chaillte (person or thing that is hopeless or futile) · nl verloren zaak (person or thing that is hopeless or futile) · fr cause perdue (person or thing that is hopeless or futile) · es caso perdido (person or thing that is hopeless or futile) · ru безнадёга (person or thing that is hopeless or futile) · nl kansloze zaak (person or thing that is hopeless or futile) · es causa perdida (person or thing that is hopeless or futile) · hu veszett ügy (person or thing that is hopeless or futile) · it causa persa (person or thing that is hopeless or futile) · ga cúis caillte (person or thing that is hopeless or futile) · fi toivoton tapaus (person or thing that is hopeless or futile) · ro cauză pierdută (person or thing that is hopeless or futile)