wild goose chase

See also: wild-goose chase

English

Noun

wild goose chase (plural wild goose chases)

  1. Alternative spelling of wild-goose chase
    • 1963, J P Donleavy, A Singular Man, published 1963 (USA), pages 230, 231, 232, 233:
      "I'm inquiring after a Miss Tomson, please. I don't know the number of her apartment."
      "Nobody here called Tomson. Does she have a dog?"
      "Goliath was his name."
      "Well, you want Dizzy Darling. The model. But if she's who you're looking for she still ain't here. She's nearly gone two months. Just a minute I'll look here and see if I can find a forwarding address. Nope. Don't see a forwarding address. Sorry you come on a wild goose chase. Here, have a piece of chewing gum."
      "Thank you."
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