slåss mot väderkvarnar
Swedish
Etymology
Literally "fight against windmills."
Verb
slåss mot väderkvarnar (present slåss mot väderkvarnar, preterite slogs mot väderkvarnar, supine slagits mot väderkvarnar, imperative slåss mot väderkvarnar)
- (idiomatic) to tilt at windmills (fight imagined enemies)
References
- väderkvarn in Svensk ordbok (SO)