00788007-n 'a futile or unprofitable endeavor';
 
Chinese (simplified) 吃力不讨好的事
English mug's game
Definitions
English
a futile or unprofitable endeavor
Japanese
役立たないか無益な努力
Relations
Hypernym: attempt
Semantic Field: actn
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SUMO: ⊂ IntentionalProcess

TempoWN: (Past: 0.000; Present: 0.266; Future: 0.001)

SentiWN: (+0.00 -0.62) MLSentiCon: (+0.25 -0.38)


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