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wild goose chase
a hopeless search for something unattainable
In more detail
(idiom) a search or pursuit of something that is unlikely to succeed or that does not exist; a waste of time and effort
Examples
- Looking for my lost phone in the dark was a wild goose chase, so I gave up and waited until morning.
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