passing wind

18th Century term for farting.

Sir, thou hast Troubled the Air by grievously Passing Wind.

passing wind by douglasb52 April 22, 2015

pissing in the wind 

Doing something completely pointless which has absolutely no chance of working or being in any way effective.

Trying to fix this fridge with a screwdriver I might as well be pissing in the wind!

pissing in the wind by Jotinmick April 24, 2016

Pissing against the wind 

A futile waste of time and energy.

"I tried to reason with her, but I was pissing against the wind"

Pissing against the wind by Bloomfield13 October 8, 2008

pissing into the wind 

Engaging in a pointless activity; something futile.

Trying to prevent world hunger is just pissing into the wind.

pissing into the wind by VAKI5 May 14, 2005

pissing into the wind 

Undertaking a task in such a way as to make undesirable consequence to yourself likely, when avoiding those consequences would have been easily achieved by a simple change in direction or approach. (i.e., pissing down wind instead.)

Dang, Jake, you're pissing into the wind telling the boss you're too hungover to work. Just call in sick.

pissing into the wind by Coyotlboy January 5, 2009

Pissing in the wind 

You are peeing against the wind (peeing on yourself) Not thinking (being unintelligent).

You are going to be disappointed with the results, bound to be disappointed by the end result (setting yourself up for disappointment) raising your expectations to high.

•Not thinking about the results of your actions.
•Expecting more than someone is willing to offer.
•Not thinking about what your saying, before you say it (being “dumb”).
•Making things more complicated than they need to be.

-Other ways it might be said
•Pissing into the wind
•Pissing against the wind
•Pissing towards the wind

•Your pissing in the wind if you think you could beat me in a game of chess.

•If you expect me to show up early for work your pissing in the wind.

•if you think I’m going to get an A+ on my math test you are pissing into the wind.

•You are pissing against the wind if you think your IQ is higher than mine.

•If you expect me to give you a raise you are pissing in the wind.

Pissing in the wind by ConnorDictionary4Real September 28, 2020

Pissing in the wind 

1) To have something backfire to the point where you are embarrassed and humiliated.

2) To do something that ends up going nowhere, or, in a worst-case scenario. ends up being a step backwards in the wrong direction.

John was trying to prove to his brother Roger that he knew how to repair a computer. After he somehow installed a massive virus into Roger's computer, having the hard drive compromised, overheating the motherboard, and having to pay for the costly repairs, his efforts ended up with him pissing in the wind

Pissing in the wind by Mr. Lefty July 20, 2014