throw straws against the wind
throw straws against the wind
To attempt something futile. Hey, that couch will never fit up the steps—stop throwing straws against the wind!
See also: straw, throw, wind
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- go, run, etc. like the wind
- like the wind, go/run
- be whistling in the wind
- have the wind up
- get/have the wind up
- blow in
- blow in(to)
- blow into
- off the wind
- go like the wind