it's a mug's game

  • 1mug's game —    An unprofitable or ill advised activity that only a fool (mug) would do is called a mug s game.     Spending hours making home made cakes for a few customers is a mug s game …

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  • 2mug's game — Noun. A foolish activity. E.g. You won t get away with stealing cars for long, it s a mug s game. Informal …

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  • 3mug's game — /ˈmʌgz geɪm/ (say mugz gaym) noun Colloquial any activity which is unrewarding, not worth doing: door to door selling is a mug s game …

  • 4mug's game — noun a futile or unprofitable endeavor • Hypernyms: ↑attempt, ↑effort, ↑endeavor, ↑endeavour, ↑try * * * noun Etymology: mug (I) (fool) …

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  • 5mug's game — noun A foolish, profitless, or hopeless undertaking. The sheer destructiveness of nuclear weapons makes the quest for defenses a mugs game …

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  • 6a mug's game — Something only fools would do • • • Main Entry: ↑mug * * * informal an activity in which it is foolish to engage because it is likely to be unsuccessful or dangerous playing with drugs is a mug s game …

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  • 7(a) mug's game — a mug’s game informal phrase used for saying that something is stupid or dangerous and you should not get involved in it Thesaurus: stupid ideas or behavioursynonym Main entry: mug * * * a ˈmug s game idiom ( …

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  • 8a mug's game — ► a mug s game informal an activity likely to be unsuccessful or dangerous. Main Entry: ↑mug …

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  • 9(a) mug's game — British, informal an activity that will not make you happy or successful. Working for a big company is a mug s game if you want to make money you need to start your own business …

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  • 10mug's game — noun Date: 1910 a profitless or futile activity …

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