Tilting at windmills

Tilting at windmills is an English idiom which means attacking imaginary enemies. The word "tilt", in this context, comes from jousting.

The phrase is sometimes used to describe confrontations where adversaries are incorrectly perceived, or courses of action that are based on misinterpreted or misapplied heroic, romantic, or idealistic justifications. It may also connote an importune, unfounded, and vain effort against confabulated adversaries for a vain goal.

单词	Tilt at windmills
释义	Tilt at windmills 英语例句库 For some reason he thinks everyone is out to get him, but he’s really just tilting at windmills. 不知为什么他觉得每个人都想害他,但其实他不过是在庸人自扰。原声例句英音：德雷尔一家（The Durrells）第三季 There's no legal basis for jailing him. It's all tilting at windmills. 根本就没有法律基础让他坐牢都是煽动性的攻击。英语百科 Tilting at windmills Tilting at windmills is an English idiom which means attacking imaginary enemies. The word "tilt", in this context, comes from jousting. The phrase is sometimes used to describe confrontations where adversaries are incorrectly perceived, or courses of action that are based on misinterpreted or misapplied heroic, romantic, or idealistic justifications. It may also connote an importune, unfounded, and vain effort against confabulated adversaries for a vain goal.
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Tilt at windmills

Tilting at windmills