pestare l'acqua nel mortaio

Italian

Alternative forms

  • battere l'acqua nel mortaio

Etymology

Literally, “to grind water in a mortar”.

Verb

pestare l'acqua nel mortaio

  1. (idiomatic) to do something useless; to waste time
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