Caroline Tran
2021-04-07 03:04
Throw straws against the wind Verb + object/complement
To attempt to do something but produce no result or effect
Don't you see that you will never be able to reach that bookshelf with your height? Stop throwing straws against the wind.
My computer had crashed before I saved the document but I was still there trying to recover what I had written. I was just throwing straws against the wind.
Don't tell Stacy what to do, you're just throwing straws against the wind. She won't listen to you anyway.
No value, use, or purpose
Not be useful or suitable to anyone or anything
To undertake something that appears to be useless
Used to describe an ineffective pursuit
A useless, vain, or redundant attempt or action.
The verb "throw" should be conjugated according to its tense.
Do you see anything wrong?
To do something in an unusual way
I guess I like to run against the grain in everything I do.
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