wild-goose chase in German

wild-goose chase in German is fruchtloses Unterfangen, sinnloses Unterfangen.

wild-goose chase in German

fruchtloses Unterfangen

noun

(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

noun

(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.

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