walczyć z wiatrakami
Polish edit
Etymology edit
Literally, “to fight against windmills”.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
walczyć z wiatrakami impf
- (intransitive, idiomatic) to tilt at windmills (to attack imaginary enemies)
- (intransitive, idiomatic) to tilt at windmills (to go on a wild-goose chase; to persistently engage in a futile activity)
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of walczyć z wiatrakami: see walczyć.
Related terms edit
noun
Further reading edit
- walczyć z wiatrakami in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- walczyć z wiatrakami in Polish dictionaries at PWN