roast snow in a furnace

To attempt a futile, often ridiculous, task. You're so tiny that there's no way you can carry that armchair upstairs all by yourself—you might as well roast snow in a furnace!

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Ilya	eel-YAH	Russian
Ghjuvan	-	Corsican
Alva	['ælvə]
Virginia	vər-JIN-yə (English), veer-JEE-nyah (Italian), beer-KHEE-nyah (Spanish)	English, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Swedish, Romanian, Ancient Roman
Guadalupe	gwah-dhah-LOO-pe	Spanish
Yun	-	Chinese