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单词 fool's errand
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fool's errand

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noun

a completely absurd, pointless, or useless errand.

Words nearby fool's errand

foolhardy, fool hen, foolish, foolproof, foolscap, fool's errand, fool's gold, fool's mate, fool's paradise, fool's-parsley, Fools rush in where angels fear to tread
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British Dictionary definitions for fool's errand

fool's errand

noun

a fruitless undertaking
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Idioms and Phrases with fool's errand

fool's errand

A fruitless mission or undertaking, as in Asking the bank for yet another loan was clearly a fool's errand. [c. 1700]

The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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