wild-goose chase in Italian

wild-goose chase in Italian is caccia ai fantasmi, ricerca inutile, ricerca vana.

wild-goose chase in Italian

caccia ai fantasmi

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.

ricerca inutile

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.

ricerca vana

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.

sforzo inutile

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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