網あみの目めに風かぜとまらず

expression

you can't catch the wind with a net

Proverb meaning that trying to do something impossible or futile is like trying to catch the wind with a net. Often used to describe situations where effort is wasted because the goal is unattainable.

• 彼かれを説せっ得とくしようとしても、網あみの目めに風かぜとまらずだよ。

  Trying to persuade him is like trying to catch the wind with a net.