Meaning Of The Word Wild-goose chase

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Wild-goose chase Meaning

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Wild-goose chase Definition

What's The Definition Of Wild-goose chase?

wild goose chase
If you are on a wild goose chase, you waste a lot of time searching for something that you have little chance of finding, because you have been given incorrect information.

wild-goose chase in British English
a wild or absurd search for something nonexistent or unobtainable
any search, pursuit, or endeavor regarded as being as futile as trying to catch a wild goose by chasing it
noun: an absurd or hopeless pursuit, as of something unattainable

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