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(you) can't fight city hall (you) can't fight city hallYou 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.See also: city, fight, hall(You) can't fight city hall.Fig. 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.See also: city, fight, hallcan't fight City HallUnable 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] See also: city, fight, hallyou can't fight City HallSee can't fight city hall. See also: city, fight, hall |