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Definition

Any pointless, unproductive, useless, or chaotic activity.

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In Context

  • "Since they've changed the standards again, our previous efforts now just amount to a fire drill."
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Also Said As

  • Chinese fire drill
  • Polish fire drill
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Related Idioms

h

holding pattern

Any failure to advance; useless or unproductive activity.

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useless as tits on a boar hog

Ineffectual, pointless.

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tire fire

A disaster; a chaotic person, thing, or situation.

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know the drill

To be acquainted with the normal process or procedure of a given activ…

 p

pound sand

To engage in a simple, useless activity that anyone would reasonably k…
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