plowing 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

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of plow the sands
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plowing the sands. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plowing%20the%20sands

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“plowing the sands.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plowing%20the%20sands. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

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