口舌

I tried to talk myself out of a fight.

我费尽口舌想避免一场打架。

What a palaver there was about paying the bill !

付账的事真费口舌呀！

I don't care about what you think; save your breath to cool your porridge!

我不在乎你怎么想, 你省点力气,别白费口舌了!

In making that plea he will breathe in vain.

他做那种恳求是白费口舌的.

It became obvious that all her complaints were in vain.

很明显她所有的抱怨都是白费口舌。

Don't waste words on that fellow.

不要同那家伙白费口舌.

It didn't take much persuasion to get her to tell us where he was.

我们没费什么口舌就让她说出了他的下落。

No amount of coaxing will make me change my mind.

任你费尽口舌也不会说服我改变主意。

Save your breath to cool your porridge.

不要白费口舌了.

I will not stay here wasting my breath on you.

我不在这里和你白费口舌了.

Save your breath; the boss will never give you the day off.

省点口舌吧, 老板不会给你一天假的.

I told them how to do it but I was wasting my breath ; they went and tried it their way — and failed!

我告诉他们怎么做,但是我徒费 口舌 ,他们还是按自己的一套去做——结果失败了!

The tone of her voice told him he was wasting his breath.

她的语气使他明白他是在白费口舌。

It requires a lot of talking to convince him.

要说服他很费口舌.

I'll not waste my breath on you. I can see you are not going to help us at all.

我不在 这里 跟你白费口舌了, 我知道你根本不打算帮助我们.