- a lost cause
- a goal or project that is not worth working for
That video store is a lost cause. It has never made a profit.
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a lost cause
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Lost Cause (disambiguation) — Lost Cause refers to the Lost Cause of the Confederacy.Lost Cause may also refer to: * Lost Cause (album), by Jandek * Lost Cause (song), by Beck … Wikipedia
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 count someone or something that will never succeed or improve … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
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 of the Confederacy — The Lost Cause is the name commonly given to a literary and intellectual movement that sought to reconcile the traditional white society of the Southern United States to the defeat of the Confederate States of America in the Civil War of 1861… … Wikipedia
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 (album) — Infobox Album Name = Lost Cause Type = Album Artist = Jandek Released = 1992 Recorded = Unknown Genre = Blues/Garage Rock/Pop Music/Outsider Music Length = 43:13 Label = Corwood Industries Producer = Corwood Industries Last album = One Foot in… … Wikipedia
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 (song) — Infobox Single Name = Lost Cause Artist = Beck from Album = Sea Change B side = Released = Format = Promo Single Recorded = Genre = Folk Length = Label = Geffen Records Writer = Beck Hansen Producer = Nigel Godrich Certification = Chart position … Wikipedia
