A WILD GOOSE CHASE

Meaning of A WILD GOOSE CHASE in English

a waste of time, a long chase without results

Oil exploration is sometimes a wild goose chase. It's uncertain.

Wayne Magnuson. English idioms vocabulary. Словарь английских идиом. 2012

A WILD GOOSE CHASE — a waste of time, a long chase without results Oil exploration is sometimes a wild goose chase. It's uncertain.
English Idioms vocab
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
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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
WILD — adj., adv., & n. --adj. 1 (of an animal or plant) in its original natural state; not domesticated or cultivated …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
GOOSE — n. & v. --n. (pl. geese) 1 a any of various large water-birds of the family Anatidae, with short legs, …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WILD — adj., adv., & n. adj. 1 (of an animal or plant) in its original natural state; not domesticated or cultivated …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
GOOSE — n. & v. n. (pl. geese) 1 a any of various large water-birds of the family Anatidae, with short legs, …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WILD — adj., adv., & n. --adj. 1. (of an animal or plant) in its original natural state; not domesticated or cultivated …
Oxford English vocab
GOOSE — n. & v. --n. (pl. geese) 1. a any of various large water-birds of the family Anatidae, with short legs, …
Oxford English vocab
WILD — ( wilds, wilder, wildest) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. Wild animals …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GOOSE — ( geese) 1. A goose is a large bird that has a long neck and webbed feet. Geese are often …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CHASE — ( chases, chasing, chased) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. If you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WILD — (~s, ~er, ~est) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. Wild animals or …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
CHASE — (~s, chasing, ~d) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. If you ~ …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
WILD — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a wild accusation (= with no evidence to support it ) ▪ She’s made …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
GOOSE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES goose pimples wild goose chase ▪ It looks like they’ve sent us on a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CHASE — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a car chase ▪ The best bit in the movie was the car chase …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
GOOSE — (BIRD) [noun] [plural] geese - a bird like a duck but larger. There are various different types of goose.Geese often …
Cambridge English vocab
CHASE — (TAKE ACTION) [verb] [T] [informal] - to take action in order to discover something, or to (cause someone to) do …
Cambridge English vocab
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Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
GOOSE — n. Hawaiian goose barnacle goose Canada goose Mother Goose
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
CHASE — n. Chase Manhattan Corp. Chase Salmon Portland Chase Samuel Chase William Merritt JPMorgan Chase & Co. Knox Philander Chase Smith …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
WILD
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
CHASE
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
GOOSE — See: COOK ONE'S GOOSE, FOX AND GEESE, KILL THE GOOSE THAT LAID THE GOLDEN EGG, GONE GOOSE.
Slang English vocab
CHASE — See: GIVE CHASE, GO CHASE ONESELF, LEAD A MERRY CHASE.
Slang English vocab
CHASE — I. noun ADJECTIVE ▪ long , short ▪ high-speed ▪ car ▪ The film ends with a long car ~. …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
WILD
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
CHASE — n. 25B6; verb the dogs chased the fox : PURSUE, run after, give chase to, follow; hunt, track, trail; informal …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
WILD — adj. 1 undomesticated, untamed, unbroken, savage, feral The only four-legged animals inhabiting the island were wild pigs 2 uncultivated, uninhabited, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
CHASE — See: GIVE CHASE, GO CHASE ONESELF, LEAD A MERRY CHASE.
Словарь английских идиом
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Большой Англо-Русский словарь
GOOSE — I гл. 1. сущ.; мн. - geese 1) а) гусь; гусыня geese cackle, honk ≈ гуси гогочут, кричат A young …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CHASE — I 1. сущ. 1) преследование, погоня to give chase ≈ гнаться, преследовать in chase of ≈ в погоне за wild-goose …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
WILD
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
GOOSE — goose.ogg 1. gu:s n ( pl geese) 1. 1> гусь; гусыня flock of geese - стадо гусей 2> зоол. гусь …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей

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