Feb 18, 2009 13:30
15 yrs ago
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Polish term
Poland
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Native in: Polish 
Works in: English to Polish, Polish to English
kopać się z koniem
Polish to English
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powiedzonka
Przykład użycia: Ja się z koniem kopał nie będę.
Znaczenie: druga strona jest w sposób oczywisty silniejsza
Znaczenie: druga strona jest w sposób oczywisty silniejsza
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you all. I guess this is as close as we can get, proverb-wise. Otherwise, I'd choose "getting into a kicking contest with a horse" which sort of says it."
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Paul Merriam
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hitting one's head against a brick wall
This is a common expression in English. Like getting into a kicking contest with a horse (where the horse is stronger), you're not likely to tear down the wall by banging your head against it.
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3 hrs
Izabela Szczypka
Spain
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going one-legged into an arse-kicking contest
Inspired by Paul's 'contest'. :)
Ew. butt-kicking...
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Note added at 3 hrs (2009-02-18 16:41:30 GMT)
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Go zamiast going, żeby było zgodnie z pytaniem
Ew. butt-kicking...
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Note added at 3 hrs (2009-02-18 16:41:30 GMT)
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Go zamiast going, żeby było zgodnie z pytaniem
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allp
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Dziękuję :)
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Khrystene (X)
: interesting, but it's more a def. for 'USELESS' than hopeless. see: http://tinyurl.com/cuofvs
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To me, 'kopać się z koniem' has both connotations. So hopeless that nobody would even consider it, while some might be willing to 'fight a losing battle', e.g. for the sake of standing up for their principles.
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to get into a pissing contest with a skunk
Well-known advice in American English: never get into...
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