独り相撲

ひとりずもう
futile and useless
single-person mimicking a wrestling match

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ひとりずもう【独り相撲】

¶ → 独り相撲をとる

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ひとりずもう【一人相撲･独り相撲】

●その異議申し立ては彼のひとり相撲に終わった. His challenge went unanswered. | Nobody took up his challenge.

●ひとり相撲を取る tilt [be tilting] at windmills.

●ひとり相撲は取れない. It takes two to wrestle [fight, have a fight].