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no use (no plural)

pointless, useless; not worth doing, especially because it is not likely to succeed
(colloquial) No point or advantage.
No use crying over spilt milk.

There is no use in studying medicine if there are too many doctors already.

It's no use!

Explaining things to you is of no use because you never listen.
- 1962, Bob Dylan, Don't Think Twice, It's All Right
  Well it ain't no use to sit and wonder why, babe
  
  If e'en you don't know by now
  
  An' it ain't no use to sit and wonder why, babe
  
  It don't ever do somehow.

pointless; useless

Chinese:
Mandarin: 白搭 (zh) (báidā), 無濟於事／无济于事 (wújìyúshì), 无济于事 (zh) (wújìyúshì), 沒用／没用 (méiyòng), 没用 (zh) (méiyòng), 無用／无用 (zh) (wúyòng), 无用 (zh) (wúyòng)
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Finnish: hyödytön (fi)
French: inutile (fr)
Ido: ne-utila (io)

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 # [[pointless]], [[useless]]; not worth doing, especially because it is not likely to [[succeed]]
+# {{lb|en|colloquial}} No [[point]] or [[advantage]].
+#: '''''No use''' crying over spilt milk.''
 #: ''There is '''no use''' in studying medicine if there are too many doctors already.''
 #: ''It's '''no use'''!''