waste breath
waste breath verb: to speak in a manner which is needless or futile; to make points in discussion or argument which are not appreciated or heeded.
Verb
waste breath (third-person singular simple present wastes breath, present participle wasting breath, simple past and past participle wasted breath)
- To speak in a manner which is needless or futile; to make points in discussion or argument which are not appreciated or heeded.
- Middleton and Paul saw no use in wasting their breath in remonstrances against this proposal.1827, James Fenimore Cooper, chapter 24, in The Prairie
- Why waste breath saying self-evident things?1906, John Kendrick Bangs, chapter 1, in R. Holmes & Co.
waste breath meaning in Bengali
waste breath in Bengali
- অপ্রয়োজনীয়, বৃথা ভাবে কথা বলা
Forms of waste breath
| third-person singular present | wastes breath |
|---|---|
| present participle | wasting breath |
| past participle | wasted breath |
| past | wasted breath |
Questions about waste breath
- What does waste breath mean?
- Waste breath means to speak in a manner which is needless or futile; to make points in discussion or argument which are not appreciated or heeded.
- What is waste breath in Bengali?
- Waste breath in Bengali is অপ্রয়োজনীয়, বৃথা ভাবে কথা বলা. See Waste breath meaning in Bengali.
- What part of speech is waste breath?
- Waste breath is a verb.
- What is the past tense of waste breath?
- The past tense of waste breath is wasted breath.
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