WILD-GOOSE CHASE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

Meaning of wild-goose chase in English

(Definition of wild-goose chase from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
 

Translations of wild-goose chase

in Chinese (Traditional)
白費力氣的搜尋, 徒勞之舉…
in Chinese (Simplified)
白费力气的搜寻, 徒劳之举…
in Spanish
búsqueda inútil…
in Portuguese
busca inútil…
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無駄足, 成功の見込みのない試み…
quête impossible…
boşa kürek çekme, olmayacak işe girişme…
cerca inútil…
hopeloze onderneming…
مُحاوَلة عَقيمة…
marná snaha…
vildspor…
mengejar yang mustahil…
การค้นหาสิ่งที่ไม่อาจพบได้…
sự đeo đuổi viển vông…
poszukiwanie wczorajszego dnia…
lönlöst företag…
kerja sia-sia…
vergebliche Mühe…
forgjeves forsøk…
헛수고, 부질없는 노력…
химера…
sforzo inutile, (tentativo inutile)…
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