"echar agua al mar" meaning in Spanish

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Verb

Forms: echo agua al mar [first-person, present, singular], eché agua al mar [first-person, preterite, singular], echado agua al mar [participle, past]
Etymology: Literally, “pour water into the sea”. Etymology templates: {{m-g|pour water into the sea}} “pour water into the sea”, {{lit|pour water into the sea}} Literally, “pour water into the sea” Head templates: {{es-verb}} echar agua al mar (first-person singular present echo agua al mar, first-person singular preterite eché agua al mar, past participle echado agua al mar)
  1. (idiomatic) to rearrange the deck chairs on the Titanic Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-echar_agua_al_mar-es-verb-odSjVCRD Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header

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