waste
121waste your breath — waste (your) breath to say something that is likely to be ignored. You d be wasting your breath reporting it to the police because they don t look for stolen bikes, even expensive ones. Usage notes: often used in the form don t waste your breath …
122waste breath — waste (your) breath to say something that is likely to be ignored. You d be wasting your breath reporting it to the police because they don t look for stolen bikes, even expensive ones. Usage notes: often used in the form don t waste your breath …
123waste-disposal unit — ► NOUN ▪ an electrically operated device fitted to the waste pipe of a kitchen sink for grinding up food waste …
124waste ground — or (Can) wasteˈlot noun A piece of land lying unused in a built up area • • • Main Entry: ↑waste …
125waste´ful|ness — waste|ful «WAYST fuhl», adjective. using or spending too much: »to be wasteful of water. SYNONYM(S): extravagant, prodigal, improvident. –waste´ful|ly, adverb. –waste´ful|ness, noun …
126waste´ful|ly — waste|ful «WAYST fuhl», adjective. using or spending too much: »to be wasteful of water. SYNONYM(S): extravagant, prodigal, improvident. –waste´ful|ly, adverb. –waste´ful|ness, noun …
127waste|ful — «WAYST fuhl», adjective. using or spending too much: »to be wasteful of water. SYNONYM(S): extravagant, prodigal, improvident. –waste´ful|ly, adverb. –waste´ful|ness, noun …
128waste your breath — see ↑breath • • • Main Entry: ↑waste * * * waste your ˈbreath idiom to say sth that nobody takes any notice of Main entry: ↑wasteidiom …
