be pissing in(to) the wind



be pissing in(to) the wind

To be doing something totally pointless, fruitless, or futile; to be wasting one's time doing something that will not or cannot come to pass. To be perfectly honest, I feel like voting is just pissing in the wind, so I just don't bother. My mom and dad were pissing into the wind for years trying to get my brother to take his studies seriously; in the end, he dropped out anyway to pursue a career in music.
See also: piss, wind

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
DilŞAd-Kurdish
FÉLicien-French
Sunil-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Assamese, Gujarati, Punjabi, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Nep
Epifanioe-pee-FAH-nyoSpanish, Italian
GrierGREERScottish, English (Rare)
KarolynKER-ə-lin, KAR-ə-linEnglish