plough the sands

A form of plow the sands — to spend considerable time and effort to do something useless; to waste time

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Meanings

verbplough the sands (third-person singular simple present ploughs the sands, present participle ploughing the sands, simple past and past participle ploughed the sands)

present singular third person ploughs the sands · participle present ploughing the sands · participle past ploughed the sands · past ploughed the sands

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of plow the sands.
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plough the sands. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plough%20the%20sands

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Chicago

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