Idiom
wrestle with a pig
Meaning
To engage in a struggle with an opponent that benefits from the struggle even without winning it.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“Do not wrestle with a pig, because you will only get dirty.”
“Arguing with that rude customer is like wrestling with a pig; he enjoys the chaos while you just lose your patience.”
“He realized that engaging in a public debate with his dishonest rival was akin to wrestling with a pig, as the conflict only served to damage his own reputation.”
Examples
simple
“Do not wrestle with a pig, because you will only get dirty.”
contextual
“Arguing with that rude customer is like wrestling with a pig; he enjoys the chaos while you just lose your patience.”
complex
“He realized that engaging in a public debate with his dishonest rival was akin to wrestling with a pig, as the conflict only served to damage his own reputation.”
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