a wild-goose chase

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a wild-goose chase

a situation where you waste time looking for something that you are not going to find, either because that thing does not exist or because you have been given wrong information about it After two hours spent wandering in the snow, I realised we were on a wild-goose chase. When I found out that there was no Anita Hill at the university, I began to suspect that I had been sent on a wild-goose chase.

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I am just a worker who cannot afford to follow this up because I know it is going to be a wild-goose chase," he said. Reunion hope for dumped toddler by Gulf Daily News (Manama, Bahrain) Egberts-Greene, also known as Mikki Nelson, was arrested April 10 after sheriff's helicopters and deputies from three sheriff's stations went on a wild-goose chase looking for McEntire's tour bus, which they were told had broken down in the Acton area. SCAM ARTIST GETS PRISON by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA) He said: "If Irish Rail wants to waste taxpayers' money going off on a wild-goose chase to the courts, that's a matter completely for the company. TRAIN DRIVERS UNION SET FOR 21-DAY STRIKE; Chaos expected to hit ... by The Mirror (London, England)			a two-way street a vicious circle a voice in the wilderness a volte-face a wake-up call a walk of life a war of words A watched pot never boils a way of life a weak link a wet blanket a wet dream a whale of a a whale of a [bill etc.] a whale of a [job etc.] a whip-round a whipping boy a whistle-stop tour a white elephant a white knight a white lie a whizz-kid a whole new ball game a wide boy a wild card a wild-goose chase a wise guy a wish list a witch-hunt a wolf in sheep's clothing a wolf whistle A woman's place is in the home A woman's work is never done a word to the wise a working over a world of difference a worm's eye view a yes man a zero-sum game a/ place in the sun a/ smart mouth abandon Abandon hope, all ye who enter here abandon oneself to abandon ship abandon to abbreviate to abc abduct from abet abet in			a whale of a a whale of a a whale of a a whale of a [bill etc.] a whale of a [job etc.] a whale of an a whale of an a whale of an A wheel within a wheel A While Back a whip-round a whipping boy A Whisper to a Scream a whistle-stop tour a white elephant a white knight a white lie A whited sepulcher A Whiter Shade of Pale a whizz-kid A Whole Bunch of Acronyms a whole lot more a whole new ball game a wide berth a wide berth a wide berth a wide berth a wide boy a wild card A wild goose chase a wild-goose chase A Wilhelm Scream A Window Between Worlds a wise guy a wise head on young shoulders a wise-ass A Wish For Marilynne a wish list a witch-hunt A Wizard of Earthsea A Wizard, a True Star a wolf in sheep's clothing a wolf whistle a woman after own heart a woman of her word a woman of her word a woman of her word a woman of her word a woman of her word a woman of means a woman of the world A woman's place is in the home A woman's right to choose A woman's right to choose A Woman's Work Is Never Done A Woman's Work Is Never Done A Wonderful Life A Word of Warning A Word to the Wise A Word to the Wise A Word to the Wise Is Sufficient

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