Spit in(to) the wind old-fashioned verb phrase
To waste time doing pointless things.
Man, I spent hours working on this. Now, it's just like spitting into the wind.
Stop spitting in the wind and focus on what matters.
To attempt to do something but produce no result or effect
No value, use, or purpose
Not be useful or suitable to anyone or anything
To undertake something that appears to be useless
Used to describe an ineffective pursuit
The verb "spit" should be conjugated according to its tense.
To be in a difficult situation or get into trouble
We broke the vase. We are in deep water.