WILD GOOSE CHASE

Meaning of WILD GOOSE CHASE in English

pursuit of something which is extremely unlikely to be attained, searching in vain

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WILD-GOOSE CHASE — noun Date: circa 1595 a complicated or lengthy and usually fruitless pursuit or search
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
WILD-GOOSE CHASE — noun Etymology: so called from the characteristic flight of wild geese in a group spaced at intervals behind a leader …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WILD-GOOSE CHASE — /wuyld"goohs"/ 1. a wild or absurd search for something nonexistent or unobtainable: a wild-goose chase looking for a building long …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WILD-GOOSE CHASE — Date: circa 1595 : a complicated or lengthy and usually fruitless pursuit or search
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WILD-GOOSE CHASE — Function: noun Date: circa 1595 : a complicated or lengthy and usually fruitless pursuit or search
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
WILD GOOSE CHASE — ■ noun a foolish and hopeless search for or pursuit of something unattainable.
Concise Oxford English vocab
WILD-GOOSE CHASE — [wild-goose chase] n (1592): a complicated or lengthy and usu. fruitless pursuit or search
Merriam-Webster English vocab
WILD-GOOSE CHASE — wild-goose chase BrE AmE ˌwaɪ ə l d ˈɡuːs tʃeɪs
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
WILD GOOSE CHASE — noun a search for sth that is impossible for you to find or that does not exist, that makes you …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WILD GOOSE CHASE — ˌwild ˈgoose ˌchase BrE AmE noun [countable] a situation where you are looking for something that does not exist or …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WILD-GOOSE CHASE — see wild goose chase
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WILD GOOSE CHASE — also wild-goose chase ( wild goose chases) If you are on a wild goose chase , you waste a lot …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WILD GOOSE CHASE — also wild-goose chase (~s) If you are on a ~, you waste a lot of time searching for something that …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
WILD-GOOSE CHASE — see wild goose chase
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
WILD GOOSE CHASE — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Each shopping trip is a wild goose chase . ▪ I thought, Don't know about …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WILD GOOSE CHASE — Synonyms and related words : abortion, abortive attempt, bootless errand, dud, labor in vain, labor of Sisyphus, lost, merry chase, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
WILD GOOSE CHASE — {n. phr.} An absurd and completely futile errand. * /I was on a wild goose chase when I was sent …
Slang English vocab
WILD-GOOSE CHASE — A tedious uncertain pursuit, like the following a flock of wild geese, who are remarkably shy.
Slang English vocab
WILD-GOOSE CHASE — Foolish pursuit, foolish enterprise, wool-gathering.
Dictionary of English Synonyms
WILD GOOSE CHASE — See ↑ LOOK FOR 7
Longman Activator English vocab
WILD GOOSE CHASE — {n. phr.} An absurd and completely futile errand. * /I was on a wild goose chase when I was sent …
Словарь английских идиом
WILD GOOSE CHASE — (See a wild goose chase)
English Idioms vocab
WILD GOOSE CHASE — See a wild goose chase
English Idioms vocabulary
WILD GOOSE CHASE — n. phr. An absurd and completely futile errand. I was on a wild goose chase when I was sent to …
American Idioms English vocabulary
WILD-GOOSE CHASE — сумасбродная затея, погоня за недостижимым, за несбыточным
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
WILD-GOOSE CHASE — сумасбродная затея, погоня за недостижимым, за несбыточным
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
WILD-GOOSE CHASE — сумасбродная затея, погоня за недостижимым, за несбыточным
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
WILD GOOSE CHASE — погоня за недостижимым, погоня за несбыточным, сумасбродная затея
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
WILD GOOSE CHASE — погоня за недостижимым, погоня за несбыточным, сумасбродная затея
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
WILD-GOOSE CHASE — сумасбродная затея, погоня за недостижимым, за несбыточным
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
WILD-GOOSE CHASE — сумасбродная затея, погоня за недостижимым, за несбыточным
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
WILD-GOOSE CHASE — сумасбродная затея, погоня за недостижимым, за несбыточным
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
WILD-GOOSE CHASE — сумасбродная затея, погоня за недостижимым, за несбыточным
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
WILD-GOOSE CHASE — сумасбродная затея, погоня за недостижимым, за несбыточным
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
WILD — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) wild pig wild boar Hickok Wild Bill wild carrot {{link=wild rice">wild rice Wild West …
Английский словарь Британика
GOOSE — I Any of various large, heavy-bodied waterfowl (family Anatidae), especially those of the genera Anser (so-called gray geese) and Branta …
Английский словарь Британика
CHASE — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Chase Manhattan Corp. Chase Samuel Chase William Merritt JPMorgan Chase & Co. {{link=Knox Philander …
Английский словарь Британика
WILD — I. ˈwīld, esp before pause or consonant ˈwīəld adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English wilde, from Old English; akin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GOOSE — I. ˈgüs noun ( plural geese ˈgēs ; see senses 4 and 5 ) Etymology: Middle English goos, gos, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CHASE — I. ˈchās verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English chacen, chasen, from Middle French chasser, from Old French chacier, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WILD — (superl.) Growing or produced without culture; growing or prepared without the aid and care of man; native; not cultivated; brought …
Английский словарь Webster
WILD — ( superl. ) Growing or produced without culture; growing or prepared without the aid and care of man; native; not …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WILD — — wildly , adv. — wildness , n. /wuyld/ , adj., wilder, wildest , adv. , n. adj. 1. living …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GOOSE — — gooselike , adj. /goohs/ , n. , pl. geese for 1, 2, 4, 8, 9; gooses for 5-7; v. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CHASE
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WILD — I. ˈwī(-ə)ld adjective Etymology: Middle English wilde, from Old English; akin to Old High German wildi wild, Welsh gwyllt Date: …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GOOSE — I. ˈgüs noun ( plural geese ˈgēs) Etymology: Middle English gos, from Old English gōs; akin to Old High German …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CHASE — I. ˈchās noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French chace, from chacer Date: 13th century 1. a. : the hunting of …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WILD — adv wildly; as, to talk wild. 2. wild ·superl hard to steer; said of a vessel. 3. wild ·superl …
Webster English vocab
GOOSE — noun a silly creature; a simpleton. 2. goose ·noun any large bird of other related families, resembling the common goose. …
Webster English vocab
CHASE
Webster English vocab
WILD — [wild] adj [ME wilde, fr. OE; akin to OHG wildi wild, W gwyllt] (bef. 12c) 1 a: living in a …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
GOOSE — [goose] n, pl geese [ME gos, fr. OE gos; akin to OHG gans goose, L anser, Gk chen] (bef. 12c) …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CHASE — [chase] n (13c) 1 a: the hunting of wild animals--used with the b: the act of chasing: pursuit c: an …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
GOOSE — French L'oie, ancient French board game, said to have been derived from the Greeks, which was popular in Europe at …
Britannica English vocabulary
WILD — wild, Wild BrE AmE waɪ ə ld ▷ wilder ˈwaɪ ə ld ə AmE \ - ə r ▷ wildest …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
GOOSE — goose BrE AmE ɡuːs ▷ geese ɡiːs ▷ goosed ɡuːst ▷ gooses, goose's ˈɡuːs ɪz -əz ▷ goosing ˈɡuːs ɪŋ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
WILD — / waɪld; NAmE / adjective , noun ■ adjective ( wild·er , wild·est ) ANIMALS / PLANTS 1. living or …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GOOSE — / guːs; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun ( pl. geese / giːs; NAmE /) 1. [ C ] …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CHASE — / tʃeɪs; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb RUN / DRIVE AFTER 1. [ vn ] chase (after) sb/sth …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WILD — I. wild 1 S2 W2 /waɪld/ BrE AmE adjective [ Word Family: noun : ↑ wild , ↑ wildness ; …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
GOOSE — I. goose 1 /ɡuːs/ BrE AmE noun ( plural geese /ɡiːs/) [ Language: Old English ; Origin: gos ] 1 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CHASE — I. chase 1 S3 /tʃeɪs/ BrE AmE verb [ Sense 1-5, 7: Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CHASE — I. Chase BrE AmE trademark a large bank in the US, with its main offices in New York City. It …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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