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whack-a-mole
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The practice of trying to stop something that persistently occurs in an apparently random manner at the point where the occurrence is noticed, such as terminating spammers' e-mail accounts or closing pop-up advertisement windows.
"It's like whack-a-mole: as soon as you fix one, another appears."
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    Nearby phrases:  wet blanket,  wet boy,  wet one's whistle,  whale on,  what do I know


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