wild-goose chase
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At least the Victorians were just sending their friends on a wild-goose chase to be funny, and not actively poisoning them.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 6, 2023
After something like a wild-goose chase, the grounds crew wrapped the big bird in a towel, placed it into a plastic recycling bin and retreated back into the Dodgers dugout.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2022
This time, the judges not only threw out Mr Odinga's case, but they chastised his legal team, saying the court had been sent on "a wild-goose chase".
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2022
It has also led to a wild-goose chase.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 1, 2022
Sometimes they are victims of professional narcissism and write as if the reader were interested in every blind alley, fool’s errand, and wild-goose chase they engaged in while exploring the topic.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
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