Definition
Something utterly insignificant, ineffective, or fleeting.
In Context
- "[I]t vanished like a fart in a windstorm."
- "[W]e might hear of the declining profits of GM, or rising oil prices, or the latest pronouncements from Alan Greenspan (all of which are of less consequence to the long-term order of the universe than a gnat fart in a windstorm)."
- "“It didn't do no more good than a fart in a windstorm.”"
- "Like a fart in a windstorm so are the days of their lives."
See Also
- piss in the wind