Lingaku- laboring in vain or for no result; labouring in vain
noun (common) (futsuumeishi); noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
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- laboring in vain or for no result; labouring in vain
This phrase is used to describe efforts that do not yield any beneficial results, often highlighting the futility of a task or endeavor.
That project ended up being a labor in vain.
Generated collocations (experimental)
むだぼねおり無駄骨折りをするto labor in vainむだぼねおり無駄骨折りにおわる終わるto end up laboring in vainむだぼねおり無駄骨折りになるto become a vain effortむだほねおり無駄骨折りなどりょく努力a futile effortむだぼねおり無駄骨折りをくりかえす繰り返すto repeat a waste of effortむだぼねおり無駄骨折りをやめるto stop laboring in vainむだぼねおり無駄骨折りのけっか結果the result of laboring in vainむだぼねおり無駄骨折りをさける避けるto avoid laboring in vain
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