piss into the wind

A form of piss in the wind — To waste time on a pointless or fruitless task; do something that is ineffective or counterproductive.

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Meanings

verbpiss into the wind (third-person singular simple present pisses into the wind, present participle pissing into the wind, simple past and past participle pissed into the wind)

present singular third person pisses into the wind · participle present pissing into the wind · participle past pissed into the wind · past pissed into the wind

  1. alternativeAlternative form of piss in the wind.
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Chicago

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