plow the sands en · VERB
Meanings
- (idiomatic, intransitive) to spend considerable time and effort to do something useless; to waste time
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| plowed the sands | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| plowed the sands | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| plough the sands | alternative | lexicographic | |
| plowing the sands | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| plows the sands | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |