fart in a windstorm

Meaning: (idiomatic,mildlyvulgar)Somethingutterlyinsignificant,ineffective, orfleeting.2004, David Unger,Life in the Damn Tropics,→ISBN,page62:[I]t vanished like afart in a windstorm.2005May 9, Phil Rockstroh, “Running On Fumes”, inswans.com, retrieved8 August 2015:[W]e might hear of the declining profits of GM, or rising oil prices, or the latest pronouncements from Alan Greenspan (all of which are of less consequence to the long-term order of the universe than a gnatfart in a windstorm).2013, Carl Douglass,Saga of a Neurosurgeon Series Book Six: The Vulture and the Phoenix(ebook),→ISBN,ch. 6 (Google preview):“It didn't do no more good than afart in a windstorm.”2014July 28, Kim Bolan, “B.C. Red Scorpion and associates arrested in Alberta (comment by rowdyroddypimper)”, inVancouver Sun, Canada, retrieved8 August 2015:Like afart in a windstormso are the days of their lives.

Examples:

EN: I spoke to the local constabulary, but they're about as helpful as a fart in a windstorm.
ES: Llamé a la oficina del alguacil, pero allí no me ayudaron en lo absoluto.
ID: Aku sudah menghubungi kepolisian lokal tapi mereka sangat membantu seperti kentut di tengah badai.
EN: Well, $20,000 is a fart in a windstorm.
ES: Pero es dinero que se lo lleva el viento.
EN: Out of the blue, gone like a fart in a windstorm.
ID: Tiba-tiba saja, seperti kentut di angin topan.

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