前功尽弃

qián gōng jìn qì

Uncommon

Definitions

1. to waste all one's previous efforts (idiom)
2. all that has been achieved goes down the drain

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Child Words of 前功尽弃

to the greatest extent

front

meritorious deed or service

to use up

to abandon