bark at the moon

To make appeals in vain. Good luck talking to the principal, but I think you'll just be barking at the moon—I doubt you'll get a better grade.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Misho	-	Georgian
Juliana	[dʒu:li'a:nə]
Osher	-	Hebrew
Made	-	Indonesian, Balinese
Jumaane	-	Eastern African, Swahili
Wiktoria	veek-TAWR-yah	Polish