vain Idioma
in vain
do sth in vain
Idiom(s): do sth in vainTheme: EXTRAVAGANCE
to do something for no purpose; to do something that fails.
• They rushed her to the hospital, but they did it in vain.
• We tried in vain to get her there on time.
in vain|vain
adv. phr. 1. Without effect; without getting the desired result; without success. The drowning man called in vain for help. To cry over spilled milk is to cry in vain.Compare: GO FOR NOTHING, NO USE. 2. See: TAKE ONE'S NAME IN VAIN.
take one's name in vain|in vain|name|take
v. phr. 1. To call upon (God) as a witness to your truth or honesty when you are lying; swear by (God) untruthfully. You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain. 2. informal To talk about a person or mention his name. "Did I hear someone taking my name in vain?" asked Bill as he joined his friends.take someone's name in vain
take someone's name in vainSpeak casually or idly of someone, as in There he goes, taking my name in vain again. This idiom originated as a translation from the Latin of the Vulgate Bible (Exodus 20:7), “to take God's name in vain,” and for a time was used only to denote blasphemy and profanity. In the early 1700s it began to be used more loosely as well.
vain
vainsee in vain; take someone's name in vain.
More Idioms/Phrases
English Vocalbulary
his end is near
his enemy
his ex-wife
His Excellency
his expression
his eyes are open
his eyes lit up
his eyes opened
his eyes popped out
his eyes rolled in their sockets
his eyesight weakened
his face fell
his face lit up
his fate
his fate is sealed
his fate is trembling in the balance
his fate was sealed
his fault
in vain 動議 vain 対義語 vain slang 意味 vain 反义词 vain antonym
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