fight a losing battle

idiom

: to try to do something that one will not be able to do
I've been trying to organize this mess, but I think I'm fighting a losing battle.

Examples of fight a losing battle in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Veteran party leaders insist that returning to the House floor to fight a losing battle is their best option. Dallas News, 22 Aug. 2021 Left to fight a losing battle in the Republican Party, as the recent CPAC confirmed, the withering pro-democracy faction is up against frightening odds. Time, 19 Mar. 2021

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“Fight a losing battle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fight%20a%20losing%20battle. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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