tilt at windmills

listen to the pronunciation of tilt at windmills
Английский Язык - Турецкий язык
hayali düşmanlarla savaşmak
yeldeğirmenlerine saldırmak
(deyim) yeldeğirmenleriyle savaşmak
yeldeğirmenlerine karşı savaşmak
(deyim) donkişotluk yapmak
don kişotluk yapmak
Английский Язык - Английский Язык
To go on a wild goose chase; to persistently engage in a futile activity
To attack imaginary enemies
fight a hopeless battle
tilt at windmills

    Турецкое произношение

    tîlt ät wîndmîlz

    Синонимы

    get nowhere, run in circles

    Произношение

    /ˈtəlt ˈat ˈwəndˌməlz/ /ˈtɪlt ˈæt ˈwɪndˌmɪlz/

    Этимология

    () From a passage in the novel Don Quixote where the eponymous character tilts at (i.e. joust at) windmills that he has mistaken for giants
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