bite on granite

Verb

Meaning

To waste energy on a pointless task.
To press a miser for donaton is like biting on granite.

(chess) Of a bishop or queen: to face a diagonal occupied by two or more opposing pawns.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Close letter words and terms

bite off more than one can chew bite off too much bite on bite one's lip bite one's tongue bite out