save one's breath
Quit wasted persuasion
To save one's breath is to refrain from speaking because the words would be wasted—the listener won't be persuaded, the situation won't change, or no one is paying attention.
Often appears as advice or dismissal: Save your breath—he's not going to change his mind.
I tried to warn them, but I might as well have saved my breath.
- pointlessLacking any purpose
- silenceTotal lack of sound
- hold your tongueRefrain from speaking
- keep quietRemain silent
- zip itCommand to stop speaking
conversation · vain · hush · forbearance · sigh · useless · fall on deaf ears · deaf ears · ineffective · hopeless · lost cause · fruitless · abstention · withholding · dialogue · temperance · stubborn · unproductive
save one's breathspeak up
Talk louder or opine
keep talking · press on · keep at it · beat a dead horse · persist
save one's breathspeak one's mind
State opinions openly
let it all out · say one's piece · vent · speak freely · hold forth
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