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стараться впустую
to waste one's efforts; to mill the wind идиом.; to beat the air идиом.
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– Но мы стараемся впустую."But we're trying to make bricks without straw.Диксон, Гордон / Аманда МорганDickson, Gordon / Amanda MorganAmanda MorganDickson, Gordon© 1979 by Gordon R. DicksonАманда МорганДиксон, Гордон
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стараться впустую
to waste one's efforts; to mill the wind; to beat the air
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