idiom [verb]

Paka rangi upepo

Maana (Definition)

An idiom depicting the attempt to perform an impossible, absurdly hopeless task.

Tafsiri ya Kiingereza (English):

paint the wind / engage in impossible futile work

Sheng / Standard Equivalent:

kazi ya bwege / paint wind

Asili na Utamaduni (Origin & Etymology): Swahili Absurdist Metaphor

Mfano wa Sentensi (Example Sentence):

"Kujaribu kubadili msimamo wake ni sawa na kupaka rangi upepo."

Translation: Trying to change his stance is like painting the wind.

Maneno Yanayohusiana (Related Terms):

Juhudi haizai patupu Bure jaribio lisilowezekana