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bootless errand

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Finding nothing, they were filled with fury, and in their anger beat the Hermit on whose account they had come a bootless errand.

He had come out on a bootless errand, to save 171 the lives of certain men, if it might be.

And again adopting a bantering tone, "I trust, fair lady, I shall not return this time from a bootless errand."

At any rate, the army was obliged to withdraw from a bootless errand.

I would rather have a double purpose than a bootless errand, any day?

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On this page you'll find 10 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to bootless errand, such as: fool's errand, lost cause, merry chase, red herring, snipe hunt, and vain attempt.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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