tilt at windmills

English - Turkish

Definition of tilt at windmills in English Turkish dictionary

hayali düşmanlarla savaşmak

yeldeğirmenlerine saldırmak

(deyim) yeldeğirmenleriyle savaşmak

yeldeğirmenlerine karşı savaşmak

(deyim) donkişotluk yapmak

don kişotluk yapmak

English - English

Definition of tilt at windmills in English English dictionary

To go on a wild goose chase; to persistently engage in a futile activity

To attack imaginary enemies

fight a hopeless battle

Turkish pronunciation

tîlt ät wîndmîlz

Synonyms

get nowhere, run in circles

Pronunciation

/ˈtəlt ˈat ˈwəndˌməlz/ /ˈtɪlt ˈæt ˈwɪndˌmɪlz/

Etymology

() 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