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wild-goose race1594

= wild goose chase, n.

wild goose chase1597

figurative. An erratic course taken or led by one person (or thing) and followed (or that may be followed) by another (or taken by a person in…

fool's erranda1629

a task or activity that has no hope of success; a fruitless undertaking.

job1680

A state of affairs, a situation, a set of circumstances. Frequently with modifying adjective, as bad, good, etc. (see also to make the best of a ba

water haul1823

a haul of a fishing net which catches nothing; figurative a fruitless effort.

rainbow chase1840

a quest which is pointless because its object is illusory.

Sisyphism1846

Endless, laborious, and ineffective labour like that of Sisyphus (see Sisyphean, adj.), esp. as a characteristic of industrial conditions; (also)…

blind alley1854

An alley closed at one end (see blind, adj. 11); a cul-de-sac; also figurative, a course of action that fails to effect its purpose or from which…

fool's gold1870

figurative and in figurative contexts. Something that appears valuable or desirable but is actually worthless. Also: An ill-conceived, misguided…

mug's game1900

a thankless task; a useless, foolish, or unprofitable activity.

Saltash luck1914

a thankless or fruitless task that involves getting wet through.

dead end1922

figurative. Esp. a policy, course of action, etc., that leads nowhere; a ‘blind alley’.

boondoggle1947

A trivial, useless, or unnecessary undertaking; wasteful expenditure.

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