Sekirov Dictionary

whistle jigs to a milestone

verb1

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(Ireland) To do something utterly futile or ineffective.
- I won't be arguin' any more wid you, for I see plainly that I might as well be whistlin' jigs to a milestone as to be pladin' wid you. But I'll say wan thing to you […] — 1880

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