slåss mot väderkvarnar
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
Literally "fight against windmills."
Verb edit
slåss mot väderkvarnar (present slåss mot väderkvarnar, preterite slogs mot väderkvarnar, supine slagits mot väderkvarnar, imperative slåss mot väderkvarnar)
- (idiomatic) to tilt at windmills (fight imagined enemies)