beat the wind
beat the wind
To keep doing something despite its apparent pointlessness or futility. There's no way he'll get his progressive agenda through—he's just beating the wind. If you're trying to lose weight without changing your diet, you're beating the wind. It looks like I'm beating the wind trying to get a raise from my boss.
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