07-31-2012, 10:24 PM
(This post was last modified: 07-31-2012, 10:25 PM by Bring4th_Austin.)
Literally, "tilting at windmills" is what Don Quixote did...tilting in this context being related to jousting. In the novel, Don Quixote attacked windmills which he thought to be giants.
The phrase is used idiomatically to express the idea of attacking an imaginary enemy.
The phrase is used idiomatically to express the idea of attacking an imaginary enemy.
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