boil the ocean

tv. to waste one’s time attempting to do the impossible. (see also plowing water.) You’re wasting my time. You might as well be boiling the ocean.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Volkan	-	Turkish
Isaac	IE-zək (English)	English, Jewish, Biblical, Biblical Latin
Candidus	-	Late Roman
Yahui	-	Chinese
Francesc	frən-SESK	Catalan
DÎYar	-	Kurdish