付诸东流

yī qiè xīn kǔ dōu fù zhū dōng liú

一切辛苦都付诸东流。

All that hard work done has been in vain.

dàng shí de qíng kuàng jiù shì nà yàng tā de jì huà zhǐ hǎo fù zhū dōng liú

当时的情况就是那样，他的计划只好付诸东流。

As things stood then, his whole plan had to be cast to the winds.

wǒ men suǒ yǒu nǔ lì dōu fù zhū dōng liú le

我们所有努力都付诸东流了。

All our efforts were in vain.

zhī qián suǒ tóu rù de rén lì wù lì kě néng huì fù zhū dōng liú

之前所投入的人力物力可能会付诸东流。

The resources previously committed might have been committed in vain.