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WILD-GOOSE CHASE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The fruitless pursuit of something unattainable
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("wild-goose chase" is a kind of...):
pursuance; pursuit; quest (a search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria)