Timeline for An idiom meaning someone's doing something useless and has no result at the end
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| Jan 25, 2014 at 18:59 | history | edited | Gigili | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Jul 31, 2012 at 1:27 | comment | added | Anixx | This is an international idiom. It also exists in Russian. | |
| Jul 30, 2012 at 23:01 | comment | added | Ste | Great, great word! | |
| Apr 13, 2012 at 15:35 | comment | added | kotekzot | @MikeBrown nice, I didn't know that! | |
| Apr 13, 2012 at 14:43 | comment | added | Michael Brown | I LOVE Greek and Roman mythology. They had some cruel punishments in Hades. My favorite was Tantalus who was placed in water up to his neck but if he tried to drink, it would drain away. And there was delicious food floating around his head that would fly out of reach if he tried to grab it. It's where we get Tantalize from. | |
| Apr 13, 2012 at 9:04 | history | answered | kotekzot | CC BY-SA 3.0 |