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idiomwhistling in the windwhen someone makes a promise, demand, or statement that has no effect or produces no useful results ◆ used especially in newspapers:The demand for a 40% pay raise had been whistling in the wind, because in the end they settled for half.Powerless groups trying to talk politics to the powerful is just whistling in the wind. If you are powerless you cannot force them to listen to what you say. —compare be spitting/pissing in the wind
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