spit in the wind

Meanings:

1.
USUKAustraliaGeneral Englishinformalidiomatic
- To do something futile or pointless; to undertake an action that is unlikely to succeed.
- To act in a way that is likely to have adverse consequences for oneself because it opposes prevailing forces or conditions.
2.
USUKAustraliainformalcolloquial
- To show contempt or defiance in a manner that is reckless or self-damaging.

Examples:

EN: You tell him that I said if he don't pass through his life ain't worth spit in the wind.
ES: Dígale que si no se marcha nadie dará un centavo por su vida.
EN: I know it's spit in the wind but I'll do it.
ES: Sé que es escupir al viento, pero lo haré.
EN: Just... spit in the wind.
ES: Solo sobras en el viento.
EN: If you didn't train before you got here,i mean,if you didn't run, if you didn't learn how to build a fire, you might as well spit in the wind.
ES: Si no entrenaste antes de venir aquí, si no corriste, o aprendiste a encender un fuego durarás como una gota en el aire.
EN: As soon as the devil appears, tempting you with repentance, spit in the wind and tell him: These are my grave sins, and this is how much I think they're worth!
ES: Tan pronto como aparezca el diablo, tentándote con el arrepentimiento escupe al viento y dile 'Estos son mis graves pecados ¡y esto es lo que creo que valen!
EN: You don't spit in the wind.
HI: आप रेत में धसेगे नही.
EN: We say spit in the wind, so I would use in.
HI: अंतरमन में दीप जलाओ, तो मैं मानूँ.
EN: Keeping my spit in the wind, you heard?
ID: Usahaku sia-sia.
EN: Don't spit in the wind, kiddo.
TE: . ఆడివిల్లల మీద షెయ్యెయ్యొద్దు బిడ్డా.
EN: To ignore them is to spit in the wind.
TE: లేకుంటే గాలిలో ఎగురుతున్నా భయంతో ఊగిపోవాల్సి వస్తుంది.

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