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Wild Goose Chase

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Wild Goose Chase - a do something which is a waste of time and resources

• We need to call a locksmith, because we lost the key on the beach. I am not going to go one a wild goose chase looking for the key.
• We went on a wild goose chase looking all over the city for a restaurant that does not any exist anymore.
• The girls went on a wild goose chase looking a kind of food that does not exist city.
• I went on a wild goose chase looking for a car which I can afford.
• We need to check where we can buy the parts, because I do not want to go on a wild goose chase.

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