be wasted on somebody

STUPID/NOT SENSIBLEif something is wasted on someone, they do not understand how good or useful it is 〔某物〕浪费在某人身上〔因为此人不懂其好处〕

Her good advice was wasted on the children.

她对孩子们的规劝是白费口舌了。

Examples from the Corpus

be wasted on somebody• The irony of the situation was not wasted on me.• At seventy-three, her days were too short to be wasted on slumber.• Compassion could only lead to increased confusion, for it would be wasted on her.• He explained this with his usual tact, but tact was wasted on Mrs. Bidwell.• Her effort was wasted on me.• I fear your quaint down-home speech is wasted on me, my friend.• It also tends to be grown locally so that less fuel is wasted on transporting it.• It must be a proper justification which shows that your time is not likely to be wasted on a low priority.• Nor did this luxury stimulate local production: it was wasted on foreign imports which could never become productive at home.

→ be wasted on somebody at waste2(1)

单词	be wasted on somebody
释义	be wasted on somebody be wasted on somebody STUPID/NOT SENSIBLEif something is wasted on someone, they do not understand how good or useful it is 〔某物〕浪费在某人身上〔因为此人不懂其好处〕 Her good advice was wasted on the children. 她对孩子们的规劝是白费口舌了。 Examples from the Corpus be wasted on somebody• The irony of the situation was not wasted on me.• At seventy-three, her days were too short to be wasted on slumber.• Compassion could only lead to increased confusion, for it would be wasted on her.• He explained this with his usual tact, but tact was wasted on Mrs. Bidwell.• Her effort was wasted on me.• I fear your quaint down-home speech is wasted on me, my friend.• It also tends to be grown locally so that less fuel is wasted on transporting it.• It must be a proper justification which shows that your time is not likely to be wasted on a low priority.• Nor did this luxury stimulate local production: it was wasted on foreign imports which could never become productive at home. → be wasted on somebody at waste2(1)
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