break a butterfly on the wheel

to waste effort on something that there is no chance of succeeding at.

He keeps trying to get it published but I think he is just trying to break a butterfly on the wheel

by Mehrdad.Hosseiny January 24, 2009

The Groundhogs are Bringing Him Breakfast

He is dead.

Hey, whatever happened to Michele? You didn't hear, the groundhogs are bringing him breakfast.

by JoshinLVNY May 14, 2021

The Eagle Tattoo In Prison Break Is A Reference To Sebastian Johann Bach's Bachlut

The Eagle Tattoo In Prison Break Is A Reference To Sebastian Johann Bach's Bachlut

The Eagle Tattoo In Prison Break Is A Reference To Sebastian Johann Bach's Bachlut

by ExeeloguiexE April 14, 2025

Every Sentence Breads Contempt Of The Chariot Tarot Card

Every Sentence Breads Contempt Of The Chariot Tarot Card

Every Sentence Breads Contempt Of The Chariot Tarot Card

by BicicletaRusa April 12, 2025

I don't make the rules; I just break 'em

A statement dat humorously sums up your partner in crime who poses as either a law-abiding citizen or a rules-following employee at a bank, military establishment, government office, etc., so dat he can give you "ins" on valuable items and/or sensitive information.

Tronald Dump took such an arrogant off-handed self-serving view of his job as president dat he would have been a prime candidate for da "I don't make the rules; I just break 'em" saying.

by QuacksO November 8, 2022