Meanings
phrase
- colloquialusuallyUsed to indicate that the specified action cannot succeed or offers no advantage if successful
It's no use to ask him; he doesn't really know.
2 more examples
It's no use trying to push the car out of the ditch; the axle is broken.
-Metal Sonic: It’s no use… but why can’t I defeat you? -Sonic: Because we’re…Sonic Heroes!
2003, Sonic Heroes, spoken by Metal Sonic (Ryan Drummond), Sega
Translations
Esperanto ne utilas
- ne utilascolloquial
French ça ne sert à rien, c'est inutile
- ça ne sert à riencolloquial
- c'est inutilecolloquial
- ce n'est pas la peinecolloquial
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APA
it's no use. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/it's%20no%20use
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“it's no use.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/it's%20no%20use. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “it's no use,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/it's%20no%20use.
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