English Dictionary

pound sand

動詞

慣用表現

(idiomatic) To engage in a futile activity. / (idiomatic, dismissal) To go away; get lost; go to hell.

日本語の意味

無駄なことに取り組む、無駄な作業をする / 立ち去る、消え失せる、くたばる

Don't ask me to pound sand for someone who refuses to help themselves.

自分で助けようとしない人のために、私に無駄なことをさせないでください。

意味（1）

(idiomatic) To engage in a futile activity.

[…] Without men on the ground, we'll be pounding sand."

意味（2）

(idiomatic, dismissal) To go away; get lost; go to hell.

The price to us was going to be $3 million, and we had four months to pay before the Licensing 6.0 deadline. We told Microsoft to go pound sand.

pounds sand （ present singular third-person ）

pounding sand （ participle present ）

pounded sand （ participle past ）

pounded sand （ past ）