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Mocha Phat
2021-04-20 05:04
Sleeveless errand British spoken language noun phrase
In the sentence, this idiom is used as a noun phrase to refer to an act which will be unsuccesful.
Used to describe an ineffective pursuit
This is such a sleeveless errand telling stubborn people to change their mind.
Had it not been for Josh's sleeveless errand, we would have been home an hour ago.
A child with great talent and intelligence will lose those qualities over time.
To think that someone or something has the same bad qualities as another person or thing.
Extremely angry
A relationship that is full of disagreements or quarrels
A sleeveless errand is an aimless task and this idiom dates around 14th century. In the past, "sleevesless" has the same meaning with useless or pointless.
Do you see anything wrong?
people often do irrational or foolish things when they are in love.
I and my boyfriend have decided to get married in the summer. I don't think that's wise, since we won't have enough money saved by then to set up house. But then, one cannot love and be wise.
