milk the pigeon

obsolete To try to do or facilitate something that is unlikely to happen or be successful. Albert appears to be milking the pigeon right now in the stables—there's no way he'll convince Catherine to get back on that horse.

See also: milk, pigeon

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

See also:

be (one's) pigeon
be somebody's pigeon
be someone's pigeon
pigeon
give wing to
give wing to (something)
the cards are stacked against (someone or something)
the cards/odds are stacked against somebody/something
the odds are stacked against (someone or something)
cards are stacked against

词组	milk the pigeon
释义	milk the pigeon milk the pigeon obsolete To try to do or facilitate something that is unlikely to happen or be successful. Albert appears to be milking the pigeon right now in the stables—there's no way he'll convince Catherine to get back on that horse. See also: milk, pigeon Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. See also: be (one's) pigeon be somebody's pigeon be someone's pigeon pigeon give wing to give wing to (something) the cards are stacked against (someone or something) the cards/odds are stacked against somebody/something the odds are stacked against (someone or something) cards are stacked against
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