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be spitting in/into the wind
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be spitting in/into the wind (very informal)
to waste time trying to achieve something that cannot be achieved. The government is spitting in the wind if they think a few regulations will stop multinational companies from avoiding tax. Trying to get a pay increase here is like pissing in the wind.
See also: spit, wind

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