Meaning of wild goose chase | Babel Free

Definitions

Noun. [C1]

Examples

“"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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