白费唇舌 meaning in English
waste one's breath
waste one’s breath
Examples
- Our petitions have been slighted .
我们的请愿白费唇舌。 - You can save your breath : you will never persuade her .
别白费唇舌了，你决说服不了她。 - They wo n't listen , so do not waste your breath telling them .
他们听不进去，不必和他们白费唇舌了。 - Her father tried to persuade her to go back home with him, but in vain .
她父亲还想劝她和他一起回家，可只是白费唇舌罢了。 - Your meaning, sir, i dare say, is excellent, but you are throwing your advice away .
先生，我敢说你的存心很好，可是你的忠告却是白费唇舌。