| 持ち腐れ | [もちぐされ, mochigusare] (n) unused possession [Add to Longdo] |
| What a waste to buy such an expensive machine even though he doesn't even know how to use computers. | コンピューターの使い方も知らないのに、あんなに高いマシンを買って。宝の持ち腐れだよ。 |
| When are you gonna start doing something with that big brain of yours? | [JP] お前せっかく頭いいのに 宝の持ち腐れだぞ Big Hero 6 (2014) | |
| It's wasted on a cripple. | [JP] 不具の者には宝の持ち腐れだ The Spoils of War (2017) |