no use, it's
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It's impossible; it can't succeed. For example, It's no use; these pieces just don't fit . [c. 1800]
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Also, it's no use to man or beast . It's worthless, it serves no purpose, as in This car is so old it's no use to man or beast . Also see have no use for .
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see no use.
Example Sentences
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“It’s no use, it’s spilt milk, it’s gone, it’s evaporated,” he said.
From New York Times ● Feb. 12, 2010
I never worked so hard before—and I don't mind that; but I meant it all for the best, and it's no use, it's just like all the rest.
From Cape Cod Folks by Sarah P. McLean Greene
She can't go there anyway; it's no use; it's after two o'clock, and the dining-room shuts off at one.
From The Gentleman from Indiana by Booth Tarkington
“It’s no use, it’s no use,” she sighed.
From Peggy Parsons at Prep School by Annabel Sharp
When Lilly told him to look there, he observed indifferently: "Oh, no use, it's out of the question."
From The Song of Songs by Hermann Sudermann
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