fool's errand

Noun

Meaning

a fruitless mission

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

snipe hunt

Hypernyms

commission charge mission

Examples

That it was a fool's errand, but just look at where he is now. Source: Internet

That said, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has said that the company's next-gen GeForce announcement won't be for "a long time," so pinning the tail on the launch donkey could be a fool's errand. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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