a fool's errand

an attempt to do something that has no chance of success Billions of dollars have been spent on long-range weather forecasting, but it's a fool's errand.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Allochka	-	Russian
Meint	MIENT	Dutch
Elda	-	Italian
Chanelle	shə-NEL	English (Modern)
Adelyn	AD-ə-lin	English (Modern)
Mirela	-	Romanian, Croatian