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piss into the wind

piss into the wind is the alternative form of piss in the wind.

Meaning of piss in the wind

Verb

piss in the wind (third-person singular simple present pisses in the wind, present participle pissing in the wind, simple past and past participle pissed in the wind)

  1. (figuratively, idiomatic, vulgar) To waste time on a pointless or fruitless task; do something that is ineffective or counterproductive.
    • You can make a complaint if you like, but you'll just be pissing in the wind.

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Forms of piss into the wind

third-person singular presentpisses into the wind
present participlepissing into the wind
past participlepissed into the wind
pastpissed into the wind

Questions about piss into the wind

What is piss into the wind the alternative form of?
Piss into the wind is the alternative form of piss in the wind.

Words near piss into the wind in the dictionary

  1. piss in someone's cornflakes
  2. piss in someone's pocket
  3. piss in the ocean
  4. piss in the popcorn
  5. piss in the wind
  6. piss into the wind
  7. piss it down
  8. piss like a horse
  9. piss like a racehorse
  10. piss like a Russian racehorse
  11. piss lilies

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