What Does “wild-goose chase” mean?
Definition:
The phrase a wild-goose chase refers to a pursuit of something unattainable or non-existent
The idiom was mentioned in the William Shakespeare play Romeo and Juliet, Act 2, scene 4 by the character Mercutio:
“Nay, if our wits run the wild-goose chase, I am done; for thou hast more of the wild goose in one of thy wits than, I am sure, I have in my whole five.”
Example(s)
She began to suspect whether she had been sent on a wild-goose chase.
This idiom is in the animals category.
