Meaning of pound sand into a rathole | Babel Free
Examples
“...but I wouldn't want it taught from the textbook, because then the ordinary teacher would pound it into the pupils just as you would pound sand into a rathole, ...”
“Before we can even interest a bank in us we must prove where we stand and must show that we haven't been engaged in pounding sand into a rathole.”
“Month or so ago a turrible sound started coming out of his room. Drove me nuts. Would remind you of someone pounding sand into a rathole.”
““If I had something better to do,” Butch said, “I'd tell you to go pound this sand into a rathole."”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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