EN · C2 · idiomtilt at windmills
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EN · C2An Opponent
- A
Do you want to ban every phone at rehearsal?
Chcesz zakazać wszystkich telefonów na próbie?
- B
You're tilting at windmills. Nobody proposed that ban.
Chyba walczysz z wiatrakami. Nikt takiego zakazu nie proponował.
- A
Then what's the proposal about?
To czego dotyczy wniosek?
- B
Muting notifications.
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Translations
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RussianExamples of use
Atakując wyimaginowane zagrożenie, walczył z wiatrakami.
No voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.By attacking an imaginary threat, he was tilting at windmills.
No voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.Mit seinem Angriff auf eine eingebildete Gefahr kämpfte er gegen Windmühlen.
No voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.Al atacar una amenaza imaginaria, luchaba contra molinos de viento.
No voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.Нападая на вымышленную угрозу, он сражался с ветряными мельницами.
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- tilt at windmills
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By attacking an imaginary threat, he was tilting at windmills.
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C2No voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.Related phrases
Wybrano go na kozła ofiarnego, choć decyzja, za którą go obwiniano, zapadła bez jego udziału.
C2No voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.To zwycięstwo okazało się pyrrusowe: osiągnęliśmy cel, ale utraciliśmy współpracowników potrzebnych do dalszych działań.
C2No voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.Nie rozcinajmy tego węzła gordyjskiego decyzją, która uprości sytuację kosztem pominięcia istotnych zobowiązań.
C2No voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.Ta drobna z pozoru uwaga uruchomiła lawinę zastrzeżeń, których rozmówcy wcześniej nie zgłaszali.
C2No voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.Próba przypodobania się obu stronom pozostawiła go między młotem a kowadłem, bez rozwiązania akceptowalnego dla którejkolwiek.
C2No voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.To wydanie jest białym krukiem: znalezienie kompletnego egzemplarza wymaga cierpliwości i odrobiny szczęścia.
C2No voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.