waste of breath

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English

Noun

waste of breath

  1. Needless speech.
  2. Synonym of waste of oxygen
    • 2013, Days N' Daze (lyrics and music), “Misanthropic Drunken Loner”, in Rogue Taxidermy:
      This is my misanthropic confession
      Humans are a waste of breath
      And don't think I exclude myself
      I'm an asshole just like you.