idiomUKinformalanactivitythat will not make youhappyorsuccessful:徒劳无益的活动Shedecidedthatfreelancingwas a mug'sgame.她觉得自由职业是件吃力不讨好的事。SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesUseless and futile
adrift
aimless
aimlessly
aimlessness
airy-fairy
frivolous
frivolousness
fruitless
fruitlessly
fruitlessness
moon around
motiveless
negate
negation
no goodidiom
unfruitful
unrealistic
unrealistically
untilyou areblue in the faceidiom
unviability
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