толочь воду в ступе

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Russian

Pronunciation

Verb

толо́чь во́ду в сту́пе (tolóčʹ vódu v stúpeimpf (lit. to pound water in a mortar)

  1. to beat the air, to mill the wind
    Synonyms: переливать из пусто́го в поро́жнее (perelivatʹ iz pustóvo v poróžneje), носи́ть во́ду в решете́ (nosítʹ vódu v rešeté)

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