Wild-goose Chase Meaning

Wild-goose Chase is an idiom. The meaning of this idiom is (figuratively) A futile search, a fruitless errand; a useless and often lengthy pursuit.. Explore more Idiom Meanings.

Wild-goose Chase

(figuratively) A futile search, a fruitless errand; a useless and often lengthy pursuit.

Example :   I went on a wild-goose chase all over the town looking for that adapter until I discovered they no longer make them.A task whose execution is inordinately complex relative to the value of the outcome.  Diagnosing this software application's problems is a wild-goose chase because it is built in an environment that has poor debugging tools.

Meaning of Wild-goose Chase

Wild-goose Chase is an idiom. It is one of the most commonly used expressions in English writings. Wild-goose Chase stands for (figuratively) A futile search, a fruitless errand; a useless and often lengthy pursuit.. Explore Urdupoint to find out more popular Idioms and Idiom Meanings, to amplify your writings

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