wild goose chase
wild-goose chase

To tell me if I'm off on a wild goose chase?

In many ways, this book is really about a wild goose chase.

You never should have taken off on this wild goose chase.

This would most probably end as a wild goose chase.

Instead of that, he had become involved in what was most likely a wild goose chase.

"Just what sort of a wild goose chase have you sent me on?"

"Both of us think that the other is on a wild goose chase."

"I still say this is all a wild goose chase."

There have been many wild geese chased, that is not how we like to go on.

It may be a wild goose chase, for all I know, but the chance is worth taking.

But he said his team has had "several wild goose chases."

But watch out if this is a wild goose chase."

We've called everyone out here on a wild goose chase."

It would seem that so far his quest was a wild goose chase.

Why did you send me on a wild goose chase?"

Thus begins the wild goose chase to which the book is devoted.

He privately considered that it was likely to be a wild goose chase.

"Even if it turns out to be a wild goose chase.

"I think he wants to lead us on a wild goose chase across the sea.

Gone out his door on a wild goose chase.

"Then I'm sorry you're probably on a wild goose chase."

He thought this whole thing was probably a wild goose chase, but it wouldn't be his first one.

I appreciate the shock you must feel and in my own view we're on a wild goose chase.

So here they were on this wild goose chase.

It would not make sense to send you on a wild goose chase to come and meet them or look for our wives.