wild-goose chase in German
wild-goose chase in German
fruchtloses Unterfangen
(figuratively) A futile search, a fruitless errand; a useless and often lengthy task whose execution is inordinately complex relative to the value of the outcome.
sinnloses Unterfangen
(figuratively) A futile search, a fruitless errand; a useless and often lengthy task whose execution is inordinately complex relative to the value of the outcome.