slåss mot väderkvarnar

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Etymology

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Literally "fight against windmills."

Verb

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slåss mot väderkvarnar (present slåss mot väderkvarnar, preterite slogs mot väderkvarnar, supine slagits mot väderkvarnar, imperative slåss mot väderkvarnar)

  1. (idiomatic) to tilt at windmills (fight imagined enemies)

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