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fool's errand
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fool's errand
n. pl. fools' errands
A fruitless mission or undertaking.
fool's errand
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a fruitless undertaking
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Noun1.fool's errand - a fruitless mission
mission, charge, commission - a special assignment that is given to a person or group; "a confidential mission to London"; "his charge was deliver a message"


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