pissing into the wind

Engaging in a pointless activity; something futile.

Trying to prevent world hunger is just pissing into the wind.

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pissing into the wind

Undertaking a task in such a way as to make undesirable consequence to yourself likely, when avoiding those consequences would have been easily achieved by a simple change in direction or approach. (i.e., pissing down wind instead.)

Dang, Jake, you're pissing into the wind telling the boss you're too hungover to work. Just call in sick.

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piss in the wind

A very bad idea, unless you enjoy being covered in your own piss.

I was too lazy to find a better spot and tried to piss in the wind. Damn was that a mistake.

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pissing in the wind

Doing something completely pointless which has absolutely no chance of working or being in any way effective.

Trying to fix this fridge with a screwdriver I might as well be pissing in the wind!

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piss in the wind

Doing something that is a complete waste of effort and time for which you can expect no results and may even backfire on you.

Telling the president that invading other countries is unpopular with many voters is like pissing in the wind.

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Pissing in the wind

You are peeing against the wind (peeing on yourself) Not thinking (being unintelligent).

You are going to be disappointed with the results, bound to be disappointed by the end result (setting yourself up for disappointment) raising your expectations to high.

•Not thinking about the results of your actions.
•Expecting more than someone is willing to offer.
•Not thinking about what your saying, before you say it (being “dumb”).
•Making things more complicated than they need to be.

-Other ways it might be said
•Pissing into the wind
•Pissing against the wind
•Pissing towards the wind

•Your pissing in the wind if you think you could beat me in a game of chess.

•If you expect me to show up early for work your pissing in the wind.

•if you think I’m going to get an A+ on my math test you are pissing into the wind.

•You are pissing against the wind if you think your IQ is higher than mine.

•If you expect me to give you a raise you are pissing in the wind.

Pissing in the wind

1) To have something backfire to the point where you are embarrassed and humiliated.

2) To do something that ends up going nowhere, or, in a worst-case scenario. ends up being a step backwards in the wrong direction.

John was trying to prove to his brother Roger that he knew how to repair a computer. After he somehow installed a massive virus into Roger's computer, having the hard drive compromised, overheating the motherboard, and having to pay for the costly repairs, his efforts ended up with him pissing in the wind

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