can't fight the city hall
- can't fight the city hall
This expression means that it is useless to try to win a battle against a politician, establishment or bureaucracy ingeneral.
Brian decided it was a waste of energy trying to obtain a tax refund - you can't fight the city hall.
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city hall — cit′y hall′ n. 1) gov the administration building of a city government 2) gov a city government 3) gov Informal. bureaucratic rules and regulations, esp. of a city government: You can t fight city hall[/ex] • Etymology: 1665–75, amer … From formal English to slang
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