cast stones against the wind
cast stones against the wind
To do something that is futile or will not work out. Trying to get an A in Chem class now, after blowing off your assignments all semester, is like casting stones against the wind. You're doomed! It's too late to repair my relationship with my mother. I might as well cast stones against the wind.
See also: cast, stone, wind
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- piss up a rope
- piss in the wind
- piss in(to) the wind
- spit in(to) the wind
- save (one's) breath
- save breath
- save one's breath
- save your breath
- quit
- (someone) (just) doesn't know when to quit