whistle jigs to a milestone
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.53 in modern English
39
Scrabble Score
23
Letters
3
Syllables
13
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To do something utterly futile or ineffective.
Example Sentences
- "“Gentlemen, both!” I answered, moderating them again as I had moderated them once already. “In the matter of the moss rose there is a great deal to be said on both sides!” I might as well (as the Irish say) have whistled jigs to a milestone. Away they went together, fighting the battle of the roses without asking or giving quarter on either side."
- "I won't be arguin' any more wid you, for I see plainly that I might as well be whistlin' jigs to a milestone as to be pladin' wid you. But I'll say wan thing to you […]"
Inflected Forms
whistles jigs to a milestone (present, singular)
whistling jigs to a milestone (participle, present)
whistled jigs to a milestone (participle, past)
whistled jigs to a milestone (past)