tilt at windmills

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tilt at windmills

Fig. to fight battles with imaginary enemies; to fight against unimportant enemies or issues. (As with the fictional character, Don Quixote, who attacked windmills.) Aren't you too smart to go around tilting at windmills? I'm not going to fight this issue. I've wasted too much of my life tilting at windmills.

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Prescott is not one to tilt at windmills with his runners so Violette deserves the utmost respect back in this company once again. Racing: Pieter can take the gold by Daily Post (Liverpool, England) This race is wide open but Smith is not one to tilt at windmills and Zestril can prove herself. Blast from the past; RACING by Eade, Paul / Coventry Evening Telegraph (England) Wallace didn't just tilt at windmills in 1990 - if the Hibs fans had got a hold of him, he'd have been HANGING from one. Don't rule out return for Waldo by Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)			tie to tie traffic up tie up tied down tied to mother's apron strings tied up tiger tight tight as a drum tight as a tick tight as Dick's hatband tight race tighten tighten belt tighten on tighten the reins tighten the screws on tighten up tightfisted til the cows come home till till hell freezes over till kingdom come till the fat lady sings tilt tilt at windmills tilt back tilt to tilt toward timber time time after time time and again Time and tide wait for no man time flies Time flies when you're having fun time for time for a change time hangs heavy Time hangs heavy on hands time has come time in Time is a great healer Time is money Time is of the essence time is on side time is ripe Time is up time off time off for good behavior time on hands			TiLP TILPP TILRC TILRRPS TILS TILSA Tilsit Tilsit Tilsit, Treaties Tilsit, Treaties of Tilsit, Treaties of Tilsit, Treaty of 1807 Tilson Thomas, Michael Tilson, John tilt tilt tilt tilt tilt tilt Tilt (Punk) Tilt (Punk) Tilt (Punk) tilt after-effect tilt after-effect; Tilt and scan Tilt and Speed Supervision tilt angle tilt angle Tilt Anisoplanatism Measurement Experiment tilt at windmills Tilt Authorisation and Speed Supervision Tilt Axis Gearbox tilt back tilt back tilt block Tilt boat tilt boundary tilt error tilt forward tilt hammer tilt hammer tilt hammers tilt mold tilt over Tilt roof Tilt rotor Tilt rotor Tilt Rotor Research Aircraft Tilt sensors Tilt sensors Tilt sequence Tilt sequence Tilt sequence Tilt slab tilt slab construction Tilt Steering Tilt table Tilt table Tilt table Tilt table

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