spit in the wind
Pointless rebellious act
To spit in the wind is to attempt something futile or counterproductive—the spit blows back in your face.
The phrase describes efforts doomed to fail or backfire: Trying to change his mind is like spitting in the wind.
Sometimes appears as *piss in the wind* for added vulgarity.
- quixoticImpractically pursuing lofty goals
- SisypheanEndlessly, pointlessly laborious
- futileIncapable of producing results
- fruitlessProducing no useful outcome
- exercise in futilityEffort certain to fail
self-defeating · Don Quixote · tilting at windmills · meaningless · spinning your wheels · pointless · boomerang · backlash · counterproductive · throwing good money after bad · rearranging deck chairs · ineffective · wild goose chase · barking up the wrong tree · chasing rainbows · beating a dead horse · vain · moot
spit in the windmake a difference
Produce meaningful change
move mountains · change the game · turn the tide · hit the mark · strike while the iron is hot
spit in the windpick your battles
Fight only what matters
bide your time · go with the flow · work the system · outmaneuver · fight fire with fire
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