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boil the ocean boil the oceanTo engage in futile tasks. Oh, Ted's still boiling the ocean trying to find and reassemble that document from the shredded bin.See also: boil, oceanboil the ocean tv. to waste one’s time attempting to do the impossible. (see also plowing water.) You’re wasting my time. You might as well be boiling the ocean. See also: boil, ocean |