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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?
Said when you are frightened to do something again because you had an unpleasant experience doing it the first time
After being cheated by her husband, Jane loses her belief on marriage and doesn't want to start any new relationship - a scalded dog fears cold water.
