plow the sands in English

Forms: plows the sands [present, singular, third-person], plowing the sands [participle, present], plowed the sands [participle, past], plowed the sands [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} plow the sands (third-person singular simple present plows the sands, present participle plowing the sands, simple past and past participle plowed the sands)

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    {
      "form": "plows the sands",
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        "to spend considerable time and effort to do something useless; to waste time"
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        "(intransitive, idiomatic) to spend considerable time and effort to do something useless; to waste time"
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    {
      "form": "plows the sands",
      "tags": [
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        "third-person"
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    {
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        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "plowed the sands",
      "tags": [
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        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "to spend considerable time and effort to do something useless; to waste time"
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"plow the sands" meaning in English

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