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piss in the wind

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piss in the wind (third-person singular simple present pisses in the wind, present participle pissing in the wind, simple past and past participle pissed in the wind)

  1. (figuratively, vulgar) To waste time on a pointless or fruitless task; do something that is ineffective or counterproductive.
    You can make a complaint if you like, but you'll just be pissing in the wind.

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