| 無駄骨;むだ骨 | [むだぼね, mudabone] (n) useless; waste of time and effort; pointless; vain efforts [Add to Longdo] |
| 無駄骨を折る | [むだぼねをおる, mudabonewooru] (exp, v5r) (obsc) (id) to waste one's efforts; to work to no (useful) effect [Add to Longdo] |
| 無駄骨折り | [むだぼねおり, mudaboneori] (n, vs) laboring in vain or for no result; labouring in vain [Add to Longdo] |
| He often goes off on wild goose chases. | 彼は、しばしば、無駄骨を折る。 |