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.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
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city hall — cit′y hall′ n. 1) gov the administration building of a city government 2) gov a city government 3) gov Informal. bureaucratic rules and regulations, esp. of a city government: You can t fight city hall[/ex] • Etymology: 1665–75, amer … From formal English to slang
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