SAVE YOUR BREATH

Meaning of SAVE YOUR BREATH in English

( informal ) used to tell sb that it is not worth wasting time and effort saying sth because it will not change anything :

Save your breath—you'll never persuade her.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

SAVE YOUR BREATH — it's not worth the effort, don't bother
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YOUR — I. Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ēower (used as gen. of gē you); akin to Old High German iuwēr …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SAVE — I. ˈsāv verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English saven, from Old French sauver, salver, from Late Latin salvare, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BREATH — ˈbreth noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English breeth, breth, from Old English brǣth; akin to Old High German brādam …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
YOUR — /yoor, yawr, yohr/ ; unstressed /yeuhr/ , pron. 1. (a form of the possessive case of you used as an …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SAVE — save 1 — savable, saveable , adj. — savableness, saveableness , n. — saver , n. /sayv/ , v. , …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BREATH — /breth/ , n. 1. the air inhaled and exhaled in respiration. 2. respiration, esp. as necessary to life. 3. life; …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SAVE — I. ˈsāv verb ( saved ; sav·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French salver, from Late Latin salvare, from Latin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
YOUR — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ēower; akin to Old English ēow you — more at you Date: before …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BREATH — noun Etymology: Middle English breth, from Old English brǣth; akin to Old High German brādam breath, and perhaps to Old …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SAVE — conj except; unless. 2. save ·noun the herb sage, or salvia. 3. save ·adj to hold possession or use of; …
Webster English vocab
BREATH — noun time to breathe; respite; pause. 2. breath ·noun fragrance; exhalation; odor; perfume. 3. breath ·noun the power of respiration, …
Webster English vocab
SAVE — [save] vb saved ; sav.ing [ME, fr. OF salver, fr. LL salvare, fr. L salvus safe--more at safe] vt (13c) …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BREATH — [breath] n [ME breth, fr. OE braeth; akin to OHG bradam breath, and perh. to OE beorma yeast--more at barm] …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
YOUR — / jɔː(r); NAmE jʊr weak form jə(r)/ determiner (the possessive form of you ) 1. of or belonging to the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SAVE — / seɪv; NAmE / verb , noun , preposition , conjunction ■ verb KEEP SAFE 1. [ vn ] save …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BREATH — / breθ; NAmE / noun 1. [ U ] the air that you take into your lungs and send out …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
YOUR — your S1 W1 /jə; strong jɔː $ jər strong jɔːr/ BrE AmE determiner [possessive form of ‘you’] [ Language: Old …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SAVE — I. save 1 S1 W1 /seɪv/ BrE AmE verb [ Word Family: noun : ↑ save , ↑ saver , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SAVE — prep. & conj. archaic or poet. --prep. except; but (all save him). --conj. (often foll. by for) unless; but; except …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SAVE — v. & n. --v. 1 tr. (often foll. by from) rescue, preserve, protect, or deliver from danger, harm, discredit, etc. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BREATH — n. 1 a the air taken into or expelled from the lungs. b one respiration of air. c an exhalation …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SAVE — prep. & conj. archaic or poet. prep. except; but (all save him). conj. (often foll. by for) unless; but; except …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SAVE — v. & n. v. 1 tr. (often foll. by from) rescue, preserve, protect, or deliver from danger, harm, discredit, etc. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BREATH — n. 1 a the air taken into or expelled from the lungs. b one respiration of air. c an exhalation …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SAVE — 1. v. & n. --v. 1. tr. (often foll. by from) rescue, preserve, protect, or deliver from danger, harm, discredit, …
Oxford English vocab
BREATH — n.1 a the air taken into or expelled from the lungs. b one respiration of air. c an exhalation of …
Oxford English vocab
YOUR — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: 'Your' is the second person possessive …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SAVE — ( saves, saving, saved) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. If you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BREATH — ( breaths) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Your breath is the …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SAVE — (~s, saving, ~d) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. If you ~ …
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SAVE — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES be saved from extinction ▪ There are hopes that the animals have now been …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BREATH — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a breath of air ▪ I went outside for a breath of air. a breath …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
YOUR — [determiner]Your means of or belonging to people generally.Garlic is good for your blood.Of course you want the best for your …
Cambridge English vocab
SAVE — (KEEP) [verb] - to keep (something, esp. money) for use in the futureI've been saving for almost a year and …
Cambridge English vocab
BREATH — [noun] - the air that you take into and let out of your lungsAfter running I didn't have any breath …
Cambridge English vocab
SAVE — Synonyms and related words : abet, abstain, accumulate, aid, amass, anticipate, aside from, assist, avail, avert, backlog, bail out, bar, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
BREATH — Synonyms and related words : Aqua-Lung, a breath, afterdamp, amaze, anima, anima humana, animating force, aroma, artificial respiration, aspiration, asthmatic …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
BREATH — See: CATCH ONE'S BREATH, DRAW A LONG BREATH or TAKE A LONG BREATH, HOLD ONE'S BREATH, IN THE SAME BREATH, …
Slang English vocab
SAVE — I. noun in football/soccer, hockey, etc. ADJECTIVE ▪ brilliant , excellent , fine , good , great , magnificent , …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
SAVE — INDEX: save money 1. to save money 2. to have money you have saved 3. the money you have saved …
Longman Activator English vocab
BREATH — See ↑ BREATHE 4 ◆◆◆ • ↑ be wasting your breath • ↑ breathless/out of breath • ↑ get your …
Longman Activator English vocab
SAVE — n. 25B6; verb the captain was saved by his crew : RESCUE, come to someone's rescue, save someone's life; set …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
BREATH — n. 25B6; noun I took a deep breath : INHALATION, inspiration, gulp of air; exhalation, expiration; Medicine respiration. I had …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
SAVE — < editor , programming , storage > To copy data to a more permanent form of storage. The term is …
FOLDOC Computer English Dictionary
BREATH — n. 1 gust, zephyr, breeze, puff, whiff, stirring, stir There wasn't a breath of air in the tent 2 hint, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
BREATH — See: CATCH ONE'S BREATH, DRAW A LONG BREATH or TAKE A LONG BREATH, HOLD ONE'S BREATH, IN THE SAME BREATH, …
Словарь английских идиом
SAVE — 1. гл. 1) спасать to save smb.'s life ≈ спасать жизнь (кому-л.) to save smb. from drowning ≈ спасать утопающего …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BREATH — сущ. 1) дыхание; вздох below/under one's breath ≈ тихо, шепотом to bate one's breath ≈ затаить дыхание to catch, hold …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
YOUR — your.ogg jɔ: (полная форма); jə (редуцированная форма) poss pron ( употр. тк. атрибутивно; ср. yours) I ( при обращении к …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SAVE — save.ogg 1. seıv n 1. остановка шайбы вратарём ( хоккей ) 2. предотвращение прорыва ( футбол ) to effect a …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
BREATH — breath.ogg breθ n 1. 1> дыхание second breath - а) спорт. второе дыхание; б) новый прилив энергии alternate breath - …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
YOUR — (полная форма); , (редуцированные формы) your мест.; притяж.; употр. атриб.; ср. также yours1) ваш, твой, принадлежащий вам/тебе, свой Is that …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
SAVE — save гл.1) спасать to save smb.'s life — спасать жизнь (кому-л.) to save smb. from drowning — спасать утопающего save …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
BREATH — breath сущ.1) дыхание; вздох below/under one's breath — тихо, шепотом to bate one's breath — затаить дыхание to catch, hold …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
YOUR — poss pron ( употр. тк. атрибутивно; ср. yours) I ( при обращении к нескольким лицам или предметам ) 1. ваш, …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
SAVE — 1. seıv n 1. остановка шайбы вратарём ( хоккей ) 2. предотвращение прорыва ( футбол ) to effect a save …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
BREATH — n 1. 1> дыхание second breath - а) спорт. второе дыхание; б) новый прилив энергии alternate breath - дыхание на …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
YOUR — ( полная форма ); ju , jə ( редуцированные формы ) мест. ; притяж. ; употр. атриб. ; ср. тж. …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
SAVE — 1. гл. 1) спасать to save smb.'s life — спасать жизнь ( кому-л. ) to save smb. from drowning — …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
BREATH — сущ. 1) дыхание; вздох below / under one's breath — тихо, шепотом to bate one's breath — затаить дыхание to …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
YOUR — мест.; притяж.; употр. атриб.; ср. тж. yours 1) ваш, твой, принадлежащий вам / тебе, свой Is that your bag? — Это ваша …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики

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