- wild-goose chase
- nounthe fruitless pursuit of something unattainable
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nounEtymology: so called from the characteristic flight of wild geese in a group spaced at intervals behind a leader that sets the course1. obsolete : a cross-country ride in which the leading horseman can set the course for all contestants so long as he can hold the lead2. : a pursuit after something unattainable : a futile pursuit or chase* * *
/wuyld"goohs"/1. a wild or absurd search for something nonexistent or unobtainable: a wild-goose chase looking for a building long demolished.2. any senseless pursuit of an object or end; a hopeless enterprise: Her scheme of being a movie star is a wild-goose chase.[1585-95]* * *
wild-goose chase1. A chase hither and thither2. Any foolish or profitless pursuit of the unattainable• • •Main Entry: ↑chase————————wild-goose chase noun1. A search that is doomed, esp for reasons unknown to the searcher, to be unsuccessful2. Orig a chase hither and thither of the follow-my-leader kind• • •Main Entry: ↑wild* * *
an attempt to find something that does not exist or that you are very unlikely to discoverThesaurus: attempt to find something or someonesynonym* * *
wild-goose chase «WYLD GOOS»,1. a useless search or attempt; foolish or hopeless quest.2. an erratic course taken or led by one person (or thing) and followed (or that may be followed) by another.* * *
n. a foolish and hopeless pursuit of something unattainable
Useful english dictionary. 2012.