Fool's errand
"Fool's errand" in a Sentence (4 examples)
If I were to travel only that I might be discontented with that which I can get at home, methinks I should go but on a fool's errand.
Shultz took little notice of the Soviet view or that of others who said his Middle East mission was a fool's errand. "You can't be too afraid of failing," said the 67-year-old diplomat.
Meronyms: blinker fluid, key to the midway, left-handed monkey wrench, muffler bearing, skyhook
Near-synonym: wild-goose chase