wild goose chase
成語所屬單字goose
wild goose chase — 慣用語
1. a search or pursuit that has very little chance of succeeding, often because the
1.慣用語
釋義
徒勞無功的搜尋；白費力氣的追尋
a search or pursuit that has very little chance of succeeding, often because the target keeps moving or does not exist.
例句
The treasure map led the explorers on a wild goose chase through the mountains with no gold at the end.
Looking for that rare book in every second-hand shop in the city turned out to be a complete wild goose chase.