wild goose chase
中高级 (B2) informal
A pointless or hopeless search.
"Looking for that document turned into a complete wild goose chase."
在语境中听
My Daughter's Secret Sleepover in a Mall
Jordan Matter · 22:40
Man, Jordan got me on a wild goose chase.
You've Been Lied to About DNA Evidence
Be Smart · 5:53
on a wild goose chase across Europe for years.
Vic Mensa: Who is the Real Threat?
Trevor Noah · 34:08
He saw it JUST PUT IN A WILD goose chase.
The Greatest Escape in History
IMPERIAL · 17:04
troops and led them on a wild goose chase diverting resources
like a moth to a flame
Bringus Studios · 0:44
somewhere and he'll go on a wild goose chase." Also,