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2021-07-16 10:07
Be pissing in(to) the wind phrase
Used in progressive tense.
To be doing something that produces no useful result; to be using too much time on something that won't happen.
He is pissing into the wind going after the burglars who had gone for hours before.
It seems to me that she has been pissing the wind the whole since she came here. She didn't join in preparing the meal at all.
Why can't you see you are pissing into the wind explaining things to an idiot?
The origin of this phrase is not clear.
Do you see anything wrong?
It was often said by a photographer when he would like small children to look at the camera and smile before he took a photo.
When the photographer said “watch the birdie”, all of us looked at the camera and smiled.
