English Explanatory Dictionary

you can't fight City Hall

English dictionary entry

Meanings

proverb
  1. Nothing can be done to change the situation, because it is a governmental decision or a similarly institutional decision (e.g., high-level corporate, senior military brass, dominant cultural norm).

Word forms

you can't fight City Hall

Related words

beat the system if you can't beat them, join them
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