- lost cause
- ,lost `cause noun countsomeone or something that will never succeed or improve
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
lost cause — lost causes N COUNT If you refer to something or someone as a lost cause, you mean that people s attempts to change or influence them have no chance of succeeding. They do not want to expend energy in what, to them, is a lost cause … English dictionary
lost cause — ► NOUN ▪ a person or thing that can no longer hope to succeed or be changed for the better … English terms dictionary
lost cause — n. an undertaking or movement that has failed or is certain to fail … English World dictionary
lost cause — noun a defeated cause or a cause for which defeat is inevitable • Hypernyms: ↑campaign, ↑cause, ↑crusade, ↑drive, ↑movement, ↑effort * * * noun : a cause that has lost all prospect of success lost cause of the S … Useful english dictionary
lost cause — {n. phr.} A movement that has failed and has no chance to be revived. * /Communism in Eastern Europe has become a lost cause./ … Dictionary of American idioms
lost cause — {n. phr.} A movement that has failed and has no chance to be revived. * /Communism in Eastern Europe has become a lost cause./ … Dictionary of American idioms
lost cause — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms lost cause : singular lost cause plural lost causes someone or something that will never succeed or improve … English dictionary
lost cause — n. a hopeless or worthless thing or person. □ The whole play began to wash out during the second act. It was a lost cause by the third. □ Bart is just a lost cause. Just forget about him … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
lost cause — noun A cause, attempt, or effort that is hopeless or futile. He has already made up his mind, and its a lost cause to try to change it … Wiktionary
lost\ cause — n. phr. A movement that has failed and has no chance to be revived. Communism in Eastern Europe has become a lost cause … Словарь американских идиом