lost cause Synonyms

thing which will fail milking the bull kicking a dead horse ineffective attempt hopeless situation hopeless predicament hopeless matter frustrated attempt fruitless attempt dissipation of time complete waste of time milking the ram milling the wind not a chance in hell thing that will fail something that will fail painting the lily worthless effort useless effort spitting into the wind spitting in the wind shoeing the goose pouring water into a sieve pointless work complete waste of energy barking at the moon beating a dead dog waste of energy waste of time no-hoper wild-goose chase sinking ship forlorn hope dead duck dead man dead person beating a dead horse flogging a dead horse beating the air pointless effort failed attempt wasted effort bootless errand no chance of succeeding plowing the sands ploughing the sands ploughing the air wasting time beating the wind impossible