tilt at windmills
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Tanım
•To attack imaginary enemies.
•(by extension) To go on a wild-goose chase; to persistently engage in a futile activity.
Diğer Dillerde
Almancagegen Windmühlen kämpfen
Fransızcase battre contre des moulins à vent
İspanyolcaluchar contra molinos de viento
İtalyancalottare contro i mulini a vento
Rusçaборо́ться с ветряны́ми ме́льницами, сража́ться с ветряны́ми ме́льницами
İsveççeslåss mot väderkvarnar
Lehçewalczyć z wiatrakami
Rumencese lupta cu morile de vânt
İbraniceנִלְחַם בְּטַחֲנוֹת רוּחַ
Norveççekjempe mot vindmøller, slåss mot vindmøller
Katalancalluïtar contra molins de vent
Galceymladd â melinau gwynt
İrlandacadul i ngleic le samhailtí
Etimoloji
From a passage in the novel Don Quixote where the eponymous character tilts (i.e. jousts) at windmills that he has mistaken for giants.
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