MUG'S GAME

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A futile or unprofitable endeavor

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("mug's game" is a kind of...):

attempt; effort; endeavor; endeavour; try (earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something)

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