“A wild goose chase”
Definition
A useless search for something that is hard or impossible to find.
Examples
Examples
“Looking for that old receipt was a wild goose chase.”
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Looking for that old receipt was _____.Compare with the original example
Looking for that old receipt was a wild goose chase.
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- What does "A wild goose chase" mean?
- "A wild goose chase" means a useless search for something that is hard or impossible to find.
- How do you use "A wild goose chase" in a sentence?
- Example: "Looking for that old receipt was a wild goose chase."
- What is the Russian or Armenian translation of "A wild goose chase"?
- Бесполезная погоня или поиски. / Անիմաստ որոնում կամ անհույս հետապնդում։