Idiom meaning, usage examples, facts
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WRESTLE WITH A PIG
to attempt a futile task with someone who enjoys the struggle
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1. I don't know why I try so hard to help them improve their lot! At times it feels like I am wrestling with a pig.
2. I swear, trying to get the truth out of a teenager is like wrestling with a pig! My daughter has an excuse for everything, and I think she enjoys frustrating me! Many famous people from history seem to have this phrase attributed to them, Abraham Lincoln and Mark Twain, to name just two. However, the most commonly accepted source of this quote is George Bernard Shaw, who reputedly said: "I learned long ago, never to wrestle with a pig, you get dirty; and besides, the pig likes it." |
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