walczyć z wiatrakami
Polish
editEtymology
editLiterally, “to fight against windmills”.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editwalczyć 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
editConjugation of walczyć z wiatrakami: see walczyć.
Related terms
editnoun
Further reading
edit- walczyć z wiatrakami in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- walczyć z wiatrakami in Polish dictionaries at PWN