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Battling Windmills
Battling Windmills
Battling Windmills : Phrases
Meaning:
Fighting pointless battles or imaginary enemies, with conviction.
Example:
If you study balls to the wall from now on, you just might pass your calculus class.
Origin:
A reference to the book Don Quixote in which the hero delusionally thinks that windmills are dragons that he must slay. Sometimes heard as tilting at windmills.
