fight a losing battle

Language: en

Meaning: (literally)Tocontinuetowagewarwhen it isclearthat one is not going towin.; (idiomatic,figuratively)Toattemptataskor otherendeavorin which there is nochancethat it willsucceed.1984, Lucy Gore,Diary Of A Working Mum, page18:The bus was oppressively warm and the air-conditioning wasfighting a losing battlewith the heat.

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