push water uphill

== English == === Alternative forms === push water uphill with a rake, push water uphill with a fork === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Verb === push water uphill (third-person singular simple present pushes water uphill, present participle pushing water uphill, simple past and past participle pushed water uphill) (idiomatic) To try to achieve a goal despite huge resistance or nearly futile awkwardness, the task being an uphill battle. ==== Related terms ==== ==== See also ====