| 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] |
| He often goes off on wild goose chases. | 彼は、しばしば、無駄骨を折る。 |
| Kelvin might be looking at the needle, which might make him more pliable. | [JP] 無駄骨を折るよりマシだろ まあその希望は もう過去のものだ The Whites of His Eyes (2015) |