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wild-goose chase in German

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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