lost cause - Definition & Meaning | Lingo Dictionary

lost cause

a thing or person that is impossible to improve or succeeda thing or person that is impossible to improve or succeed

Examples

After numerous failed attempts, the project seemed like a lost cause.
The once-thriving business had become a lost cause due to poor management.
Trying to convince him otherwise felt like a lost cause.

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lost cause

Plural

lost causes

1

a thing or person that is impossible to improve or succeed

After numerous failed attempts, the project seemed like a lost cause.
The once-thriving business had become a lost cause due to poor management.
Trying to convince him otherwise felt like a lost cause.
The deteriorating relationship was seen as a lost cause by both partners.
The neglected garden was viewed as a lost cause by the new homeowners.