You can’t fight the proliferation of definitions on the internet for phrases like “You Can’t Fight City Hall.”
you can’t fight city hall
it is useless to clash with a politician or establishment, it is foolish to fight a battle that you can’t win
“After getting no support for the destitute for 10 years, I have learned you can’t fight city hall.”
can’t fight City Hall
Unable to overcome bureaucratic rules, as in Brad couldn’t get a permit without going through channels—you can’t fight City Hall! This term transfers the seat of city government to a more general sense of bureaucracy in any sphere. [Mid-1800s ]
can’t fight City Hall
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(you) can’t fight city hall
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You cannot defeat or prevail over a bureaucratic system or its rules. You might as well
pay those parking tickets now because you’ll never win in court. You can’t fight city hall, after all.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. © 2015 Farlex, Inc, all rights reserved.
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(You) can’t fight city hall.
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There is no way to win in a battle against a bureaucracy. Bill: I guess I’ll go ahead and
pay the tax bill. Bob: Might as well. You can’t fight city hall. Mary: How did things go at
your meeting with the zoning board? Sally: I gave up. Can’t fight city hall.
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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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Even though you can’t fight city hall, I went to City Hall yesterday (fighting snow and traffic) to fight an excessively high tax assessment of our new property on the South Shore of Boston.
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Maybe there are two kinds of people in this world: Those who fight City Hall and those who don’t (like Bill, Bob, and Sally, above).
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I can’t fight my urges to fight city hall and to take pictures everywhere, including City Hall:
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You can’t fight the freeze in New England, so you might as well eat ice cream.
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You can’t fight “You Can’t Fight City Hall” by Dr. West’s Medicine Show & Junk Band.
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You can’t fight the thoughts and feelings you have about this post, so why bother?
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I can’t fight my gratitude for all who helped me create today’s blog and — of course! — YOU.
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