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knit fog en · VERB

Meanings

  1. (UK) Synonym of plait fog.
    • Trying to get to the bottom of this feeling is like trying to knit fog. 2012, Gillian Ogilvie, Living without Lucy, page 208:
    • This is like trying to knit fog - it's an impossible dream. 2015, Elizabeth J Tucker, A Matter of Self-confidence - Part I:
    • James would tell you that all that debate about what you actually know or don't know is a bit like trying to knit fog. And about as useful. 2017, Marcus Weeks, What Would Nietzsche Do?:
    • The first of the metaphors used to describe the working environment at HMP Hull demonstrates the belief that all the elements one might require are present, if only they could be brought together and coordinated in an effective manner—in other words: 'working here is like trying to knit fog!' 2013, Frank A. Stowell, Ray L. Ison, Rosalind Armson, Systems for Sustainability, page 450:
    • Identifying where it comes from or who is responsible is almost like trying to knit fog. 2001, Elaine Douglas, Bullying in the Workplace: An Organizational Toolkit, page 43:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
knitting fog Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
knit fog Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
knit fog Tense=Past lexicographic
knits fog Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
knitted fog Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
knitted fog Tense=Past lexicographic

Synonyms

plait fog