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sleeveless errand

A futile task. Studying for this class is a sleeveless errand. I'll never get an A—why should I even try? We like to haze the new chefs by sending them on some sleeveless errand. Usually we have them go to the market for oyster bones.

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a fool's errand
fool's errand
send (one) on an errand
send on an errand
give (one) up as a bad job
give somebody/something up as a bad job
give somebody/something up for lost
give someone up for lost
give up for lost
give (someone or something) up for lost

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a sight better, worse, etc.
a sight for sore eyes
a sight more
a sight to behold
a sight too good, too much, etc.
a sign of the times
a sign of things to come
a silver lining
a silver/smooth tongue
a sine qua non
a sinking feeling
a sinking ship
a sitting duck
a sitting duck/target
a sixth sense
a skeleton crew/staff/service
a skeleton in the closet
a skeleton in the cupboard
a skeleton in the cupboard/closet
a skosh
a slanging match
a slap in the face
a slap on the wrist
a sledgehammer to crack a nut
a sleepwalk
a sleeveless errand
a slew of (something)
a slice of life
a slice of the cake
a slip of a
a slip of a boy, girl, etc.
a slip of the pen
a slip of the tongue
a slip of the tongue/pen
a slippery slope
a slow burn
a slue of (something)
a sly dog
a smack in the face
a small cog in a large machine
a small cog in a large wheel
a small fortune
a small frog in a big pond
a smart alec
a smart alec/aleck
a smart cookie
a smash hit
a smidge
a smidgen
a smile is worth a thousand words
a smoke-filled room
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a ski ramp nose
a ski slope nose
a ski-jump nose
a ski-nose
a ski-ramp nose
a ski-slope nose
a skin
a skittles party
a skosh
a skunk at a garden party
A Skylit Drive
a slam dunk
a slammer
a slanging match
a slap in the face
a slap on the back
a slap on the wrist
a Slave Celia
a slave to
a slave to fashion
a sledge-hammer argument
a sledgehammer argument
a sledgehammer to crack a nut
a sleep over
a sleep-over
a sleepover
a sleepwalk
a sleepy head
a sleepy-head
a sleepyhead
a sleeveless errand
a sleeveless-errand
a slender reed
a slew of
a slew of (something)
A Slice of Life
a slice of the action
a slice of the action
a slice of the action
a slice of the action
a slice of the action
a slice of the cake
a slice of the pie
a slice of the pie
a slice of the pie
a slice of the pie
a slice of the pie
a slim chance
a slime ball
a slime bucket
a slimeball
a slip of a
a slip of a
a slip of a
a slip of a
a slip of a boy, girl, etc.
a slip of a something
a slip of an
a slip of an
a slip of an
a slip of the lips
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