there's no use (in) doing something

there's no use (in) doing something
there’s no use (in) doing something spoken phrase
used for saying that something you do is not likely to have a successful result

She realized there was no use arguing with him.

Thesaurus: likely to failsynonym
Main entry: use

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • what's the use of doing something? — it s no ˈuse (doing sth) | what s the ˈuse (of doing sth)? idiom used to say that there is no point in doing sth because it will not be successful or have a good result • What s the use of worrying about it? • It s no use I can t persuade her.… …   Useful english dictionary

  • use — use1 [ juz ] verb *** ▸ 1 do something with tool etc. ▸ 2 get benefit from something ▸ 3 take amount from supply ▸ 4 treat someone in unfair way ▸ 5 take illegal drugs ▸ 6 say particular words ▸ 7 call yourself something ▸ + PHRASES 1. )… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • use */*/*/ — I UK [juːz] / US [juz] verb Word forms use : present tense I/you/we/they use he/she/it uses present participle using past tense used past participle used 1) [transitive] to do something using a machine, tool, skill, method etc in order to do a… …   English dictionary

  • there is little point in — • there is no point in doing smth • there is little point in doing smth • there is not much point in doing smth • there is not any point in doing smth (from Idioms in Speech) (doing smth) there is no (little, not much) sense (use) in doing… …   Idioms and examples

  • there is no point in — • there is no point in doing smth • there is little point in doing smth • there is not much point in doing smth • there is not any point in doing smth (from Idioms in Speech) (doing smth) there is no (little, not much) sense (use) in doing… …   Idioms and examples

  • there is not any point in — • there is no point in doing smth • there is little point in doing smth • there is not much point in doing smth • there is not any point in doing smth (from Idioms in Speech) (doing smth) there is no (little, not much) sense (use) in doing… …   Idioms and examples

  • there is not much point in — • there is no point in doing smth • there is little point in doing smth • there is not much point in doing smth • there is not any point in doing smth (from Idioms in Speech) (doing smth) there is no (little, not much) sense (use) in doing… …   Idioms and examples

  • it's no use (doing something) — it s no ˈuse (doing sth) | what s the ˈuse (of doing sth)? idiom used to say that there is no point in doing sth because it will not be successful or have a good result • What s the use of worrying about it? • It s no use I can t persuade her.… …   Useful english dictionary

  • use*/*/*/ — [juːz] verb I 1) [T] to do something using a machine, tool, skill, method etc to do a job or to achieve a result Using a computer is so much quicker.[/ex] What type of soap do you use?[/ex] Using all his charm, he managed to persuade them.[/ex]… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • use — 1 /ju:z/ verb (T) 1 USE STH if you use a particular tool, method, service, ability etc, you do something with that tool, by means of that method etc, for a particular purpose: Can I use your phone? | More people are using the library than ever… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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