I've already given him the same advice and he won't listen, so you might as well save your breath.
English Idioms & idiomatic expressions. 2014.
save your breath — spoken phrase used for telling someone that it is useless to continue talking You can save your breath. There’s no way I’m coming with you. Thesaurus: ways of telling someone to stop talking or to be quietsynonym Main entry: save * * * save your… … Useful english dictionary
save your breath — save (your) breath to not say anything. She figured that they might as well save their breath her mind was made up … New idioms dictionary
save your breath — spoken used for telling someone that it is useless to continue talking You can save your breath. There s no way I m coming with you … English dictionary
save your breath — it s not worth the effort, don t bother … English contemporary dictionary
breath — W2S3 [breθ] n [: Old English; Origin: brAth] 1.) a) [U] the air that you send out of your lungs when you breathe ▪ Leo could smell the wine on her breath. ▪ Let your breath out slowly. ▪ He s got bad breath (=breath that smells unpleasant) … Dictionary of contemporary English
breath — [ breθ ] noun count or uncount *** the air that goes in and out of your body through your nose or mouth: He could feel her warm breath on his face. His breath smelled strongly of alcohol. a. the act of getting air into your lungs by breathing:… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
save one's breath — {v. phr.}, {informal} To keep silent because talking will not help; not talk because it will do no good. * /Save your breath; the boss will never give you the day off./ … Dictionary of American idioms
save one's breath — {v. phr.}, {informal} To keep silent because talking will not help; not talk because it will do no good. * /Save your breath; the boss will never give you the day off./ … Dictionary of American idioms
save one's breath — To refrain from pointless talk • • • Main Entry: ↑breath * * * I stop wasting time in futile talk save your breath; I know all about it II [often in imperative] not bother to say something because it is pointless … Useful english dictionary
save breath — save (your) breath to not say anything. She figured that they might as well save their breath her mind was made up … New idioms dictionary
