polish a turd
English
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Verb
polish a turd (third-person singular simple present polishes a turd, present participle polishing a turd, simple past and past participle polished a turd)
- (idiomatic, vulgar) To work on a time-consuming and ultimately pointless or impossible task.
- 2006, Michael Fak, Portions of a Life: Recollections and Reflections, p. 197:
- Demaso, trying hard to scrub a wall behind one of the toilets, started complaining how dirty the walls in the entire bathroom were. Tripp also chimed in that they were polishing a turd and that what the bathroom needed was a fresh coat of paint.
- 2006, Michael Fak, Portions of a Life: Recollections and Reflections, p. 197:
Translations
work on a time-consuming and ultimately pointless task
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