悪わるあがき

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

useless resistance; vain struggle

Describes a futile effort to resist or struggle against an inevitable outcome; often used when someone is flailing or making a last-ditch attempt that is bound to fail.

• もう諦あきらめなよ。悪わるあがきはやめて。

  Just give up already. Stop your useless struggling.

• 彼かれの反はん論ろんは単たんなる悪わるあがきに過すぎなかった。

  His counterargument was nothing more than a vain struggle.