Wild-goose chase
[wahyld-goos] /ˈwaɪldˈgus/
noun
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.
wild-goose chase
noun
1.
an absurd or hopeless pursuit, as of something unattainable
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