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Origin of Phrases - B
Battling windmills
Meaning: Fighting pointless battles or imaginary enemies, with conviction.
Example: She wastes her efforts battling windmills, trying to get her husband to put the cap on the toothpaste, and put the seat down.
Origin: A reference to the book "Don Quixote", in which the hero delusionally thinks that windmills are dragons that he must slay. Sometimes heard as "tilting at windmills".
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