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in den Wind

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in vain Often used in idiomatic expressions meaning that something is wasted, ignored, or has no effect. Literally, it means “into the wind.”
GE: All meine Warnungen waren in den Wind gesprochen.
EN: All my warnings were spoken in vain.

Aber ich kann meine Kohle in den Wind schreiben.

But I can kiss my money goodbye.

— Hass (1995)

Meine Befehle sind in den Wind gesprochen.

My orders were ignored.

— Der Untergang (2004)

Sie hat alle meine Warnungen in den Wind geschlagen.

She ignored all my warnings.

Den solltest du in den Wind schießen.

You should throw that one away.

Ich gab ihm einen Rat, den er in den Wind schlug.

I gave him some advice, which he ignored.

Tom schlug alle Warnungen Marias in den Wind.

Tom ignored all of Maria’s warnings.