"it's no use" meaning in English

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Phrase

Head templates: {{head|en|phrase}} it's no use
  1. (colloquial, usually with a following present participle or infinitive expression) Used to indicate that the specified action cannot succeed or offers no advantage if successful Tags: colloquial, usually Related terms: there's no use, no use, what's the use
    Sense id: en-it's_no_use-en-phrase-boPBSsiE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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          "text": "It's no use trying to push the car out of the ditch; the axle is broken."
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          "text": "It's no use to ask him; he doesn't really know."
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          "ref": "2003, Sonic Heroes, spoken by Metal Sonic (Ryan Drummond), Sega",
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