like trying to nail Jell-O to the wall

Incredibly difficult or impossible, such that it could be seen as foolish or futile to attempt. (Jell-O is a trademark for a brand of gelatin-based desserts that have a soft, gelatinous texture.) Trying to have a reasonable debate with her father is like trying to nail Jell-O to the wall. Getting the kids to behave after a big party is like trying to nail Jell-O to the wall.

like trying to nail Jell-O to the wall

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If something is like trying to nail Jell-O to the wall, it is impossible or extremely difficult. Jell-O is a trademark. Trying to describe the party's policy on this is like trying to nail Jell-O to the wall. Note: Jell-O is a dessert that resembles ready-made jelly. This expression was first used by the American President Theodore Roosevelt in a letter to William Roscoe Thayer in 1915. He was describing the difficulty of negotiating with Colombia over the Panama Canal.

词组	like trying to nail Jell-O to the wall
释义	like trying to nail Jell-O to the wall like trying to nail Jell-O to the wall Incredibly difficult or impossible, such that it could be seen as foolish or futile to attempt. (Jell-O is a trademark for a brand of gelatin-based desserts that have a soft, gelatinous texture.) Trying to have a reasonable debate with her father is like trying to nail Jell-O to the wall. Getting the kids to behave after a big party is like trying to nail Jell-O to the wall. See also: like, nail, trying, wall Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. like trying to nail Jell-O to the wall AMERICAN If something is like trying to nail Jell-O to the wall, it is impossible or extremely difficult. Jell-O is a trademark. Trying to describe the party's policy on this is like trying to nail Jell-O to the wall. Note: Jell-O is a dessert that resembles ready-made jelly. This expression was first used by the American President Theodore Roosevelt in a letter to William Roscoe Thayer in 1915. He was describing the difficulty of negotiating with Colombia over the Panama Canal. See also: like, nail, trying, wall Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. See also: like nailing Jell-O to the wall give (one) up as a bad job give somebody/something up as a bad job put a rope to the eye of a needle bark up the wrong tree bark up the wrong tree, to cast stones against the wind a losing game roast snow in a furnace pour water on a duck's back References in periodicals archive "It's like trying to nail Jell-O to the wall," Edmonds said. High Court May Answer Question on Impairment and Death Penalty And reining in popular culture - or, more precisely, the meaning of a particular piece of pop culture - is like trying to nail Jell-O to the wall. It's messy, difficult, and doesn't make a whole lot of sense. View masters
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