tilt at windmills
Verb
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Verb
- (intransitive) To attack imaginary enemies.
- (intransitive, by extension) To go on a wild-goose chase; to persistently engage in a futile activity.
- (go on a wild-goose chase) chase a rainbow
- throw one's cap over the windmill
- mistake windmills for giants
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