tilt at windmills
сражаться с ветряными мельницами, донкихотствовать
Leo is a bore; when it comes to departmental meetings, he wastes everybody's time by constantly tilting at windmills.
Другие идиомы:
- to hound (someone)
- tail wagging the dog
- take the bull by the horns
- there is more than one way to skin a cat
- throw (someone) to the lions
- throw (someone) to the wolves
- top dog
- turn tail
- take (someone) under one's wings
- talk turkey
- try out one's wings
- take (someone's) breath away
- take (someone's) pulse
- tan (someone's) hide
- taste blood