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wild-goose chase

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wild-goose chase (wldgs)
n.
A futile pursuit or search.
wild-goose chase
Noun
a search that has little or no chance of success
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Noun1.wild-goose chase - the fruitless pursuit of something unattainable
pursuance, quest, pursuit - a search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria; "the pursuit of love"; "life is more than the pursuance of fame"; "a quest for wealth"
Translations

wild-goose chase [waɪldˈguːs-] n (fig) → búsqueda inútil
wild-goose chase [waɪldˈguːs-] n (fig) → fausse piste
wild-goose chase [waɪldˈguːs-] wild n → aussichtslose Suche f
wild-goose chase [waɪldˈguːs-] n (fig) → pista falsa


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I think, young lady, if you will allow me to say so that you are making a needless mystery of the matter, and further, that you are embarking upon what will certainly prove to be a wild-goose chase.
A Millionaire of Yesterday by Oppenheim, E. Phillips View in context
On the instant a score of the men who had declined to accompany him on the wild-goose chase were crowding about him with proffered gold-sacks.
Burning Daylight by London, Jack View in context
From the beginning he has never concealed his belief that Professor Challenger is an absolute fraud, that we are all embarked upon an absurd wild-goose chase and that we are likely to reap nothing but disappointment and danger in South America, and corresponding ridicule in England.
The Lost World by Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan View in context
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