tanto nadar para morir en la orilla

== Spanish == === Etymology === Literally, “to swim so much just to die on the shore”. === Pronunciation === Syllabification: tan‧to na‧dar pa‧ra mo‧rir en la o‧ri‧lla === Proverb === tanto nadar para morir en la orilla all that for nothing, symbolizes a great expense of effort in vain.