waste one's time and spirit

waste one's time and spirit

Waste of time, the Chinese idiom, Pinyin is w ǎ NGF è Ig ō NGF ū, which means to waste time and energy, to describe futile. It comes from Zhu Xi's Zhu Zi Yu Lei in Song Dynasty.

Analysis of Idioms

A waste of time

Idiom usage

It is a waste of time for you to do so.

The origin of Idioms

Zhu Xi's Zhu Zi Yu Lei (volume 115) of the Song Dynasty: "now we have to work hard and keep it in a dignified way. We need not waste our time and talk on paper."

Idiom explanation

It's a waste of time and energy. It's useless.