Tilt at Windmills 1100 Words
Tilt at Windmills 1100 Words
Attack imaginary enemies, with allusion to the story of Don Quixote, tilting at windmills, believing they were giants, to waste time and energy attacking an unreal or imaginary enemy:
The vice president told the committee, “We are really on your side, and if you fight us, you will be tilting at windmills.”
French: inclinaison à moulins à vent
Farsi: با دشمنی فرضی جنگیدن، آب در هاون کوبیدن