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Meaning of 前功尽弃

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qián gōng jìn (Trad.: 前功盡棄)
to waste all one's previous efforts (idiom); all that has been achieved goes down the drain
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Antonyms: 大功告成
Example Sentences
1
There is small chance of success, and you risk all you have gained.
2
Now if I cut it, all my previous work will be wasted.
3
You can do well in the morning, then you get a problem with the gearbox and a good result vanishes.
4
As we work to avoid a global financial meltdown, we must also work to avoid a global development meltdown.
5
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Secondly, many people go a bit "off the rails" when they finally get to relax after years of hard venture-building.