wild goose chase

noun
🔊/ˌwaɪld ˈɡuːs tʃeɪs/
🔊/ˌwaɪld ˈɡuːs tʃeɪs/
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  1. a search for something that is impossible for you to find or that does not exist, that makes you waste a lot of time徒劳的寻找;白费力气的追逐
    • The police had been sent on a wild goose chase.警察被派去追捕野鹅。