Throw straws against the wind - Idioms by The Free Dictionary
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throw straws against the wind
throw straws against the wind
To attempt something futile.
Hey, that couch will never fit up the steps—stop throwing straws against the wind!
See also:
straw
,
throw
,
wind
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go, run, etc. like the wind
like the wind, go/run
be whistling in the wind
have the wind up
get/have the wind up
blow in
blow in(to)
blow into
off the wind
go like the wind
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