wild goose chase
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헛수고, 헛된 추적
a pursuit or search for something that is unlikely to produce any useful result
disapproving
idiom
informal
예시들
The team spent weeks on a wild goose chase trying to find a solution to the problem, only to realize that it was caused by a simple error.
그 사람 생각을 바꾸게 하려는 건 헛수고다.
