Waste One`s Breath Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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waste one`s breath What does waste one`s breath mean?	speak pointlessly without the desired results	He is very stubborn and you are wasting your breath to argue with him.
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Same old, same old What does "Same old, same old" mean?	When nothing changes, it's the same old, same old.

yakety-yak What does "yakety-yak" mean?	a lot of talk about little things	We spent the whole evening in a yakety-yak session at my friends.
throw one's hands up in horror What does "throw one's hands up in horror" mean?	to be shocked, to raise one's hands in fright	The girl threw her hands up in horror when she saw the injured dog on the road.
catch (someone`s) eye What does " catch (someone`s) eye" mean?	to attract someone`s attention	I tried to catch my friend's eye but she did not notice me.
get (something) out of one's system What does "get (something) out of one's system" mean?	to eliminate some food or medicine out of one's body, to get rid of the desire to do something (usually by doing what you want to do)	My friend went travelling last year and finally got travelling out of her system. Now she is happy to stay home and work.
waste one's breath What does "waste one's breath" mean?	waste one's time talking, talk in vain	I think that I will be wasting my breath to try and ask my parents to use the car this weekend.
pusher What does "pusher" mean?	person who sells drugs
get carried away What does "get carried away" mean?	to be overcome by emotion or enthusiasm, to lose one's control or judgement	I got carried away yesterday and cleaned all of my apartment.
baptism of fire What does "baptism of fire" mean?	a first experience of something (often difficult or unpleasant)	We went through a baptism of fire when we had to learn how to operate the small business.
come down in price What does "come down in price" mean?	to lower the price of one's product, to become cheaper	We were forced to come down in price in order to sell our target number of cars for the month.

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Waste One`s Breath Idiom