词组 | ploughs the sands |
释义 | (redirected from ploughs the sands)plow the sandsTo do something that seems futile. I know that I'm just plowing the sands by telling you to stay away from that boy, but I'm your father, and I don't want to see you get hurt. That couch will never fit up the steps—tell them to stop plowing the sands! plough the sandlabour uselessly.Ploughing the sand has been a proverbial image of fruitless activity since the late 16th century. |
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