bite on granite
The phrase "bite on granite" evokes the image of attempting an impossible or futile task, akin to trying to chew an unyielding rock.
🇺🇸 US Voice:
🇬🇧 UK Voice:
Definition
C1General
(informal)To waste effort on a task that is impossible or highly unproductive.
Example
- Trying to convince him to change his mind is like biting on granite.
- She felt like she was biting on granite, as all her attempts to fix the issue went nowhere.
C2Chess
(technical)A situation where a bishop or queen faces a diagonal blocked by multiple opposing pawns.
Example
- The bishop was biting on granite, unable to move past the pawn structure.
Similar
Terms that have similar or relatively close meanings to "bite on granite":
bite inbite the curbbite downtake for granitebite stickbite back