中式英语之鉴:费口舌

376. 不要再费口舌了。

[误] Don't waste your words again.

[正] Save your breath.

注：save one's breath 有时也被说成 save one's energy，它对应的中文还可以是“白费力气”。你知道“白费心思”用英语怎么说吗？是 bother one's head for nothing。