See lost cause on Wiktionary
{ "etymology_text": ": lost cause < → δείτε τις λέξεις lost και cause", "forms": [ { "form": "lost cause" } ], "lang": "English", "lang_code": "en", "pos": "noun", "senses": [ { "examples": [ { "text": "Don’t bother, it’s a lost cause.", "translation": "Μην ασχολείσαι, είναι χαμένη υπόθεση." } ], "glosses": [ "η χαμένη υπόθεση, κάτι μάταιο που απέτυχε ή που δεν μπορεί να πετύχει" ], "id": "el-lost_cause-en-noun-YLRBbQw1" } ], "word": "lost cause" }
{ "etymology_text": ": lost cause < → δείτε τις λέξεις lost και cause", "forms": [ { "form": "lost cause" } ], "lang": "English", "lang_code": "en", "pos": "noun", "senses": [ { "examples": [ { "text": "Don’t bother, it’s a lost cause.", "translation": "Μην ασχολείσαι, είναι χαμένη υπόθεση." } ], "glosses": [ "η χαμένη υπόθεση, κάτι μάταιο που απέτυχε ή που δεν μπορεί να πετύχει" ] } ], "word": "lost cause" }
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