A wild goose chase

Idiom / PhraseSSC PYQ × 10

Meaning

A futile search/effort

हिंदी अर्थ

व्यर्थ की भागदौड़

Example sentences

The whole day was a wild goose chase for one missing page.

A wild goose chase is effort without a method.

Daily use: Poora din wild goose chase raha.

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Memory trick · Prashant Sir

जंगली हंस को पैदल पकड़ने की कोशिश कीजिए — हर बार बस आगे उड़ जाता है। A wild goose chase = बेकार की खोज या कोशिश जिसका कोई नतीजा न निकले।

Try catching a wild goose on foot: it always flies off just ahead of you. A WILD GOOSE CHASE is a futile search or effort that leads nowhere.

Exam note

Meaning: व्यर्थ खोज। Synonym 'fruitless', 'futile'; opposite 'productive', 'rewarding'।

It means a futile search; 'fruitless' and 'futile' are the synonyms, while 'productive' and 'rewarding' are the opposites.

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